De nos jours, les avatars et les réécritures du mythe du Graal puisent leur source d'inspiration dans la Littérature puisque la première mention littéraire de ce schème apparaît à la fin du XIIeme siècle dans Perceval ou le conte du Graal de Chrétien de Troyes. De par des origines ambivalentes (païennes et chrétiennes), le Graal s'est ancré dans l'imaginaire collectif comme un mythe rédempteur ou tout du moins, étant un idéal à atteindre. Si la quête médiévale chevaleresque demande une rigueur incomparable et une pureté d’âme et de corps pour mériter la révélation des mystères du Saint Calice aujourd’hui, les héros de la littérature populaire et de la culture de masse accèdent à ses secrets par le vecteur d’en-quêtes simplifiées. La dévaluation du mythe s'effectue à mesure des transferts qui s’opèrent dans différents genres, supports et médias mais également dans la réception que la société a du mythe du Graal. De Saint Graal à Graal, de Littérature à paralittérature, de la Bible à la télévision, ce travail cherche à mettre en évidence les différents aspects de ces transferts et tente de prouver qu'il existe des résonances et des points d'articulation entre ces domaines par l'interface du Graal. Dans ce sens, le motif sert aussi de porte-à-faux à une culture et à une littérature dites « mineures » qui peuvent toutefois, sous l'effet du Graal, devenir scientifiques et apporter de nouvelles pistes de réflexion sur le mythe, la société et la Littérature. / Nowadays, avatars and re-writings of the myth of the Grail take their inspiration from Literature because the first literary mention of the scheme appears at the end of the twelfth century in Perceval ou le conte du Graal by Chrétien de Troyes. Thanks to its ambivalent (pagan and christian) origins, the Grail anchored in the collective imaginary as a myth of redemption or, at least, an ideal to reach. If the chivalric medieval quest requires a remarkable rigor and the body and soul purity to deserve the revelation of the Holy Vessel mysteries, in our days, mass culture heroes have an access to its secrets by simplified “quest-igations”. The devaluation of the subject occurs through transpositions in different genres, mediums and medias but also in the way society receives the Grail legend. From Holy Grail to Grail, from Literature to mass culture, from the Holy Bible to TV shows, this study tends to show the aspects of these transpositions and tries to prove that there are echos and exchanges between these mediums via the Grail. Following that point of view, the theme functions also as a overhang for what some call “minor” culture and literature that can, however, under the Grail influence, become scientific and bring new pieces of reflection concerning the myth, society and Literature.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:31:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Henrique de Castro Assis.pdf: 16880469 bytes, checksum: 16c1d259d722b9446b1185578cdc5aab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-18 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The goal of this work is to analyze and understand the constitutive process of the stories published in the comic book Hellblazer during the years of 1988 and 1991, as well as the creation of the stories protagonist, wizard John Constantine, and part of the themes approached by these comics during this period. The creation of the character John Constantine and the stories of its first phase of publications are the result of the combined work of English writers and the USA publishing company DC Comics. This production is perceived here as a criticism to the neoliberal conjuncture that England was going through during the years of Margareth Thatcher s government. One of the aspects analyzed in this work is how the experience of these English writers was articulated in their unique creations, thus expanding the possibilities of the language used in comic books and of themes approached in this type of publication. Another aspect that is analyzed in this work is how these themes are inserted and their viability in the USA comic book industry. Based on the youth experiences of the generation born post the Second World War, which would be most of the British cartoonists that entered in the USA market in the 1980 s, the English youth s disbelief in the 1960 s and early 1970 s utopias is analyzed. The purpose of this analysis is to understand the pessimism and the disbelief that appear in the stories scripted by Jamie Delano. Following this, and based on Delano s demonstrated interest in William S. Burroughs, evidences of the roles that marginalized and devious individuals take in stories published at Hellblazer are analyzed. Lastly, this research seeks to understand how the city points the issues of the conjuncture in which the comic book was published, since the city in Hellblazer is represented as a territory that is constituted by antagonist interests, in which the tensions become present / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar e compreender o processo constitutivo das histórias em quadrinhos publicadas na revista Hellblazer durante os anos de 1988 e 1991, bem como a criação do protagonista dessas histórias, o mago John Constantine, e parte do temário que constitui essa fase da publicação. Tendo em vista que a criação do personagem John Constantine, assim como as histórias da sua primeira fase de publicação, resulta do trabalho articulado de escritores ingleses e da editora estadunidense DC Comics, e que essa produção é percebida aqui como uma crítica à conjuntura neoliberal pela qual passava a Inglaterra nos anos do governo de Margareth Thatcher, um dos pontos analisados é a maneira pela qual as experiências desses sujeitos resultaram em práticas capazes de articulá-los em torno de criações singulares, em que foram ampliadas as possibilidades da linguagem dos quadrinhos e novas temáticas inseridas, e, também, de que maneira se dá o ingresso e a viabilidade destes na indústria estadunidense de histórias em quadrinhos. Por meio das experiências juvenis da geração nascida no pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial, da qual faz parte a maioria dos quadrinistas britânicos que ingressou no mercado estadunidense da década de 1980, é analisada a descrença da juventude inglesa nas utopias dos anos 1960 e na passagem desta década para a seguinte, com o intuito de compreender o pessimismo que pontua as histórias roteirizadas por Jamie Delano. Em seguida, observando o interesse expresso de Delano por William S. Burroughs, são analisadas as evidências do papel que os indivíduos marginais ou desviantes assumem nas histórias publicadas em Hellblazer. Por fim, a pesquisa busca compreender a maneira como a cidade evidencia as questões da conjuntura na qual a revista foi publicada, uma vez que a cidade em Hellblazer é representada como território constituído a partir de interesses antagônicos, onde as tensões se fazem presentes

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The Batman media franchise (comics, movies, novels, television, and cartoons) is unique because no other form of written or visual texts has as many artists, audiences, and forms of expression. Understanding the various artists and audiences and what Batman means to them is to understand changing trends and thinking in American culture. The character of Batman has developed into a symbol with relevant characteristics that develop and evolve with each new story and new author. The Batman canon has become so large and contains so many different audiences that it has become a franchise that can morph to fit any group of viewers/readers. Our understanding of Batman and the many readings of him gives us insight into ourselves as a culture in our particular place in history.

The Batman media franchise (comics, movies, novels, television, and cartoons) is unique because no other form of written or visual texts has as many artists, audiences, and forms of expression. Understanding the various artists and audiences and what Batman means to them is to understand changing trends and thinking in American culture. The character of Batman has developed into a symbol with relevant characteristics that develop and evolve with each new story and new author. The Batman canon has become so large and contains so many different audiences that it has become a franchise that can morph to fit any group of viewers/readers. Our understanding of Batman and the many readings of him gives us insight into ourselves as a culture in our particular place in history.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of English, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63).