Types of Justice in Camil Petrescu’s Jocul ielelor

• Main Authors: Andy Pusca, Cristinel Munteanu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Danubius University 2018-08-01
• Series: Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica
• Subjects: Camil Petrescu; law; justice; ethics; Romanian literature
• Online Access: http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/juridica/article/view/5203/4860

Writer with a solid philosophical preparation, Camil Petrescu proves his ability to make refined conceptual distinctions through artistic literature. Thus, in the play Jocul ielelor, he determines his characters to support the validity of several types of justice. The main character is the journalist Gelu Ruscanu, who lives a true drama of conscience because his notion of “absolute justice” (Platonic and Kantian) cannot be applied to/ in his contemporary reality. Beyond its undoubted literary value, the play Jocul ielelor is also a genuine debate about the concept of justice.