Caligula (play)

Caligula is a play written by Albert Camus, begun in 1938 (the date of the first manuscript is 1939) and published for the first time in May 1944 by Éditions Gallimard.^[1] It premiered on 26 September 1945 at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris, starring Gérard Philipe (Caligula), Michel Bouquet and Georges Vitaly and was directed by Paul Œttly. The play was later the subject of numerous revisions. It is part of what Camus called the "Cycle of the Absurd", together with the novel The Stranger (1942) and the essay The Myth of Sisyphus (1942).^[2] A number of critics have reported the piece to be existentialist, though Camus always denied belonging to this philosophy.^[3] Its plot revolves around the historical figure of Caligula, a Roman Emperor famed for his cruelty and seemingly insane behavior.

^ Kaplan, Alice (2016). Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-2262-4167-8.
^ Cascetta, Annamaria (2015). Modern European Tragedy: Exploring Crucial Plays. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-7830-8424-1.
^ Dirkx, Paul (1999-03-01). "" La France en zigzag " : les productions littéraires belges dans Les Nouvelles littéraires (1945-1960)". Textyles (15): 69–86. doi:10.4000/textyles.1095. ISSN 0776-0116.

[Kaplan-1] Kaplan, Alice (2016). Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-2262-4167-8.

[Cascetta-2] Cascetta, Annamaria (2015). Modern European Tragedy: Exploring Crucial Plays. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-7830-8424-1.

[3] Dirkx, Paul (1999-03-01). "" La France en zigzag " : les productions littéraires belges dans Les Nouvelles littéraires (1945-1960)". Textyles (15): 69–86. doi:10.4000/textyles.1095. ISSN 0776-0116.

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Caligula (play)

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