Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Sisyphus, the legendary founder of Corinth, is the craftiest mortal in Greek myth. His intelligence let him defy the gods. It also earned him the worst punishment of all: an effort that never gets anywhere.
In the 20th century, Albert Camus turned this condemned man into a figure of the human condition. From ancient cunning to modern revolt, Sisyphus asks one simple question: what do you do when the goal looks impossible?
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- 2The king who chained Death
- 3Two escapes, one rock
- 4Camus: imagining Sisyphus happy
- 5The work of Sisyphus today
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary11 terms explained in a tap.
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