Aldous Huxley : « Nuns at luncheon » ou les jeux du Je
Published in 1922, at the start of Huxley's career, "Nuns at Luncheon" is unique of its kind in its bold conception and faultless execution. Its supreme achievement lies in the fact that it is not so much a ready-made story as a story in the making, whose point is not the what but th...
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| フォーマット: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 言語: | Français |
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Journal of the Short Story in English
2008
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| オンライン･アクセス: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 要約: | Published in 1922, at the start of Huxley's career, "Nuns at Luncheon" is unique of its kind in its bold conception and faultless execution. Its supreme achievement lies in the fact that it is not so much a ready-made story as a story in the making, whose point is not the what but the how, the modus operandi and its finality. Significantly, the author of this challenging piece is less concerned with the narrative as finished product than with the narration as process and play activity. In this sense, "Nuns at Luncheon" exemplifies Huxley's modern approach to fiction. In the hands of two professionals -a writer and a journalist- who exchange roles and are alternately narrator, and narratee, the story develops as a facetious master class in narratology. The to and fro of the dialogue between the two protagonists objectifies in the best comic vein the "Co-operative Principle" inherent in the narrative process. While displaying his most sophisticated technique, Huxley lays bare all the tricks of the trade and ultimately questions the very value of literary art. As an example of dexterous playing with his craft, an ingenious intellectual game, "Nuns at Luncheon" could hardly be better. |
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