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Throughout his literary career Albert Camus reveals in h is wor k s a preoccupation with morality, a concern so i nt en se that he seems to be directing himself on a quest for sainthoodo The purpose of this thesis is to consider Camus' que st as it is revealed in h i s works and to demonstrate i ts affinities with the quest of the Christia..~ sainto T~e idea of the absurd is the basis of Camus' philosophy of life; it constitute s the only difference between his c onception of sainthood and that of the Christian faitho The Christian saint follows the precepts of Chr ist because he believes in .God; many of Camus' heroes , although they affirm that the heavens are silent, con duc t themselves according to a rigorous moral ity based on the same religious precepts ~ This essay de monstrates how Camus ' concern with morality-h i s quest for s ainthood-influences his treat ment of the maj or the mes in his works; it traces the increasingly religious tendency of his thoughto Throu gh hi s trea t ment of t he th eme of d ea th, Camus def i nes h i s ph i l oso phi cal position . Th ough death may so met i mes se em a mean s of attaining the ab sol ut e ? a un iv erse wher e truth alone h olds sway, Camus reje cts it ve hement ly. Ins t ead, he espo us es t he idea of revolt-a revolt aga i ns t dea th , aga i nst the inj u stice of creati on, and against t he exis t en ce of evil. Moreover, he r e j ec t s t h ose who choose vi olent and t heref ore self-defeating means i n strugg li ng ag ainst ev il. The cour age t o pro t est , the purity of both ends and mea.Ds, these are the v irt ues of the Chr i stian sa i nt. The t he me of rev olt mark s Camus ' evolution-beg i nn i ng with La Peste -to ward a deeper interest in the l ot of his fello w men. I n t his second phase app ear also t he theme s of soli darity and of justice. The character s i n La Pe ste, Les Justes and certain short st or i es in L'Exi l et le Royaume illustrate this ne w mora l dimens io n i n his wr it ings ; li ke Christ, they are ready t o ded i cate the i r lives to redee ming t ho s e of ot he rs G The j u s t ic e wi t h which Camus i s con cerned is a Chr i s ti an con cepte We l e arn in La Chute that the onl y hone st ju dges are th e Bib l i c a l ones i n a pai nt i ng t he hero keeps l ocked i n a c l oset , and they have bee n sen t by Godo Once again Ca~us is attracted by what attracts t he Christian saint-divine justice. In the third phase of Camus' evolution as a writer we find the themes of love and of innocence. Thr ough them the author a.gain reveals an essentially Christian preoccupation; indeed, love and innocence are the basis of Chris tian doctrine. At the same time, he ex plo res the nature of guilt, which, together with in..nocence~ he seems to associate with the fall of the first mano The temptation to strive for sainthood , then, is very st rong for many of Camus' characterso While i t does no t i mply the acceptance of a divine being, t hi s t emptat io n in v ol v es th e practice of a morality very s i mil ar t o that of the Christian saint, and the quest for an ulti mate good in a universe where the values of good and evil have no meaning -. I REMERCI EMENTS La preparation de cette t he se doit beaucoup aux conseils et aux encourage ments du Docteur C. Toloudis. Je remercie egalement le Docteur H. A. Waters , ainsi que le Docteur P. Viglionese de leurs aimables et utiles suggestions.

La Tentation de la Saintete Chez Albert Camus