L’Italie dans l’imaginaire romantique. Actes du colloque de Copenhague 14-15 septembre 2007, Hans Peter LUNDEN & Michel DELON (éd.), Copenhague, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Historisk-filosofiske meddelelser 105, 2008, 310 p.
There are striking structural and thematic correspondences between Albert Camus’ short story “La femme adultère” and Richard Ford’s novella, “Abyss”, due to the recourse in both narratives to similar structuring motifs : those of departure from a familiar space (the urban world), the journey into an...
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| Shrnutí: | There are striking structural and thematic correspondences between Albert Camus’ short story “La femme adultère” and Richard Ford’s novella, “Abyss”, due to the recourse in both narratives to similar structuring motifs : those of departure from a familiar space (the urban world), the journey into an unfamiliar and alien space (the desert), and the transformation of self occasioned by the encounter with this desert space. Further, in both stories the transformation of self of the female protagonist is articulated, to differing degrees of emphasis and perspective, as an act of adultery, one that carries with it the immemorial weight of transgression and punishment. |
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