Notre-Dame de Paris 1482, by Victor Hugo, is a work which collects many genres. This poetry however gives all signs of clumsiness (let us think of Gringoire's play or of Quasimodo's "verses"), of vulgarity (the language used by the rogues, Jehan Frollo's drinking songs), of analphabetism (a condition shared by Esmeralda, Quasimodo, and "le peuple"), of the secular, even more of the profane (the heresy and anticlericalism present in the novel). The poetry of Notre-Dame de Paris is scattered (dissipated) into a number of under-texts which appear to perturb the rules of "good" literature. / A first part of this thesis examines a few characteristics of the writing of Hugo: its tendency toward a certain declassification, as well as some of its most important aesthetics, such as the grotesque and the excessiveness. A second section is an analysis of different aspects of Gringoire's morality, songs of Jehan and Esmeralda, Quasimodo's "poem"--these aspects being studied through the element of locality and the theme of the volatile.

Undergraduate honors paper--Mount Holyoke College, 2007. Dept. of Art. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-112).

The tympanum of the Porte-de-Ste-Anne at Notre-Dame, Paris, has aroused the interest of scholars for decades. The lack of inscription or documentation has led to the ascription of various identities to the figures depicted in company with the Theotokos. Apart from assigning it a donative or commemorative function, little light has been shed on the subject by the many extant theories. To further complicate the problem, the physical composition of the portal has only recently been deciphered. It is the consensus of current opinion that the portal, erected from the ground up, was begun as early as 1140-45. Also, the earliest sculptural components, the tympanum, upper lintel, archivolts and jamb-statues are thought to have been created for the refurbishment of the older church prior to the current building, although they may never have been used. This thesis has attempted to demonstrate the tympanum scene actually depicts the equality of regnum and sacerdotium in an accord brought about by a balance of forces, both political and theological, which produced the Ideal State. I have been concerned with an examination of the twelfth century events which could have exerted an influence on the development of the iconographical program. In so doing, I have outlined the pertinent historical background of the building itself, including a description of the portal and its sculptures, as well as a short discussion of the main theories regarding its place within the stylistic orbit of Early Gothic development. I have described the problem of the iconography which, until recently has consisted mainly of efforts to identify the figures of king, cleric and scribe, but of late has dealt with the relationship of regnum and sacerdotium. In this context the work of Adolf Katzenellenbogen on the west front of Chartres has shed light on the portal, and his relating of the tympanum scene to the ideal relationship between the two spheres was further expanded upon by Walter Cahn. He saw in the tympanum a demonstration of the status of the royal and ecclesiastical sectors of the Christian Commonwealth during this period with power vested in the Church. The opinions of Jacques Thirion who proposes very early dates and identities agree with those of Alain Erlande-Brandenberg and Cesare Gnudi who dealt with the portal after the discovery of facade fragments in Paris in 1977. The historical setting dealt with the Capetian rulers in the person of Louis VII, and the papacy in the person of Alexander III, both of whom were in power when the portal was conceived. The pope was a central figure in events that included the first compilation of Canon law by Gratian, a development as central to this thesis as it was to Cahn's. Space has been devoted to a discussion of the Decretum, to its expression of the Ideal State, and to the iconography which arose around illustrated copies of this work, particularly as it relates to the tympanum. Also explained was Gratian's connection to the Reform Party of Haimeric. An examination of some of the symbols chosen by Cahn from the composition to support his theory has determined that they may be reinterpreted. They have been expanded on or refuted in order to illustrate the flexibility of Medieval symbolism, and in order to reveal the many levels of imagery contained in this composition. While so doing, I have I believe, exposed the propagandistic nature of the surface imagery which was deliberately cultivated by the Church with full co-operation from the State in order to expound a politico-theological reality. / Arts, Faculty of / Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Department of / Graduate

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Les mays de Notre-Dame, tableaux offerts de 1630 à 1707 par la confrérie Sainte-Anne-Saint-Marcel des orfèvres parisiens à la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris en signe de dévotion à la Vierge, forment un des ensembles de peinture religieuse les plus importants du XVIIe siècle. La thèse de doctorat propose une étude de cette série en deux volets, une approche analytique à travers un essai et une approche synthétique à l'aide d'un catalogue. L'essai aborde dans une première partie le contexte confraternel et explique le choix de grands formats présentés dans la nef de la cathédrale. La deuxième partie s'intéresse à la fonction religieuse et politique de ces tableaux. La troisième partie s'attache aux conditions de la commande et aux questions de style et évalue la réception des œuvres au XVIIIe, XIXe et XXe siècles. Le catalogue reprend pour chaque tableau l'ensemble des données documentaires et visuelles. Les textes accompagnant les toiles (contrats, explications, inventaires de Notre-Dame) constituent les annexes. L'importance des mays dans la peinture religieuse du XVIIe siècle tient à leurs résonances avec les préoccupations pastorales et théologales de l'Église de Paris, ainsi qu'à leur statut de modèle pour la peinture religieuse. Exposés au cœur de la cathédrale de Paris, ils constituent un décor sacré au service du roi et de la politique religieuse du royaume. / The mays of Notre-Dame, paintings offered from 1630 till 1707 by the brotherhood Sainte-Anne-Saint-Marcel of the Parisian silversmiths to the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris in sign of worship in the Virgin, are one of main group of paintings of the XVIIth century. The doctoral thesis proposes a study of this series in two steps, an analytical approach through a essay and a synthetic approach by means of a catalog. The essay approaches on a first part the fraternal context and explains the choice of large formats presented in the nave of the cathedral. The second part is interested in the religious function and the politics of these paintings. The third part becomes attached in the conditions of the command and to the questions of style and estimates the reception of the works at the XVIIIth, XIXth and XXth centuries. The catalog resumes for every picture all the documentary and visual data. Texts accompanying paintings (contracts, explanations, inventories of Notre-Dame) establish appendices. The importance of mays in the religious painting of the XVIIth century holds their echos with the pastoral concerns and théologales of the Church of Paris, as well as in their status of model for the religious painting. Exposed at the heart of the cathedral of Paris, they constitute a decoration crowned in the service of king and of religious politics of the kingdom.

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Inaug.-Diss.--Bonn. / Vita. Bibliography: p. 8-18.

Esta dissertação propõe uma leitura textual do romance Notre-Dame de Paris, de Victor Hugo, a partir de algumas imagens singulares apresentadas nesta produção hugoliana. O objetivo deste percurso de pesquisa consiste em evidenciar a leitura simbólica da obra em questão, captada das relações da literatura com a arquitetura, configurada por algumas imagens nucleares, como Anankè, que assombra as figuras que povoam o romance, como o advento da imprensa, como a lucarna, como a cela do padre, entre outras. Sob este ângulo, acredita-se que o campo psicanalítico permite decifrar os efeitos do enigma e da fascinação produzidos pela obra hugoliana sobre o leitor. Nesse sentido, considera-se que o inconsciente representa o ponto de irradiação das pulsões, território que vai traduzir as relações espaciais da literatura com a arquitetura, enquanto expressões do simbólico. Desta maneira, o caminho de pesquisa se articula em três capítulos. Enquanto o primeiro, intitulado "Notre-Dame de Paris e a representação por imagens", visa a situar este percurso de pesquisa do ponto de vista do corpus teórico, representado, sobretudo, por Barthes e Blanchot, no que se refere à literatura, e por Freud, no que se refere à psicanálise; o segundo, intitulado "Notre-Dame de Paris e a crítica literária", procura apresentar uma leitura crítica baseada em quatro prefácios diferentes, de Notre-Dame de Paris: enfatizam o que seus autores destacam no contexto histórico que aparece escondido sob as imagens impostas pela escritura hugoliana; finalmente, o terceiro, intitulado "Imagens simbólicas de Notre-Dame de Paris", estabelece a leitura textual das imagens simbólicas que se produzem em Notre-Dame de Paris, intermediadas pelo cruzamento da literatura com a arquitetura.

Esta dissertação propõe uma leitura textual do romance Notre-Dame de Paris, de Victor Hugo, a partir de algumas imagens singulares apresentadas nesta produção hugoliana. O objetivo deste percurso de pesquisa consiste em evidenciar a leitura simbólica da obra em questão, captada das relações da literatura com a arquitetura, configurada por algumas imagens nucleares, como Anankè, que assombra as figuras que povoam o romance, como o advento da imprensa, como a lucarna, como a cela do padre, entre outras. Sob este ângulo, acredita-se que o campo psicanalítico permite decifrar os efeitos do enigma e da fascinação produzidos pela obra hugoliana sobre o leitor. Nesse sentido, considera-se que o inconsciente representa o ponto de irradiação das pulsões, território que vai traduzir as relações espaciais da literatura com a arquitetura, enquanto expressões do simbólico. Desta maneira, o caminho de pesquisa se articula em três capítulos. Enquanto o primeiro, intitulado "Notre-Dame de Paris e a representação por imagens", visa a situar este percurso de pesquisa do ponto de vista do corpus teórico, representado, sobretudo, por Barthes e Blanchot, no que se refere à literatura, e por Freud, no que se refere à psicanálise; o segundo, intitulado "Notre-Dame de Paris e a crítica literária", procura apresentar uma leitura crítica baseada em quatro prefácios diferentes, de Notre-Dame de Paris: enfatizam o que seus autores destacam no contexto histórico que aparece escondido sob as imagens impostas pela escritura hugoliana; finalmente, o terceiro, intitulado "Imagens simbólicas de Notre-Dame de Paris", estabelece a leitura textual das imagens simbólicas que se produzem em Notre-Dame de Paris, intermediadas pelo cruzamento da literatura com a arquitetura.

Esta dissertação propõe uma leitura textual do romance Notre-Dame de Paris, de Victor Hugo, a partir de algumas imagens singulares apresentadas nesta produção hugoliana. O objetivo deste percurso de pesquisa consiste em evidenciar a leitura simbólica da obra em questão, captada das relações da literatura com a arquitetura, configurada por algumas imagens nucleares, como Anankè, que assombra as figuras que povoam o romance, como o advento da imprensa, como a lucarna, como a cela do padre, entre outras. Sob este ângulo, acredita-se que o campo psicanalítico permite decifrar os efeitos do enigma e da fascinação produzidos pela obra hugoliana sobre o leitor. Nesse sentido, considera-se que o inconsciente representa o ponto de irradiação das pulsões, território que vai traduzir as relações espaciais da literatura com a arquitetura, enquanto expressões do simbólico. Desta maneira, o caminho de pesquisa se articula em três capítulos. Enquanto o primeiro, intitulado "Notre-Dame de Paris e a representação por imagens", visa a situar este percurso de pesquisa do ponto de vista do corpus teórico, representado, sobretudo, por Barthes e Blanchot, no que se refere à literatura, e por Freud, no que se refere à psicanálise; o segundo, intitulado "Notre-Dame de Paris e a crítica literária", procura apresentar uma leitura crítica baseada em quatro prefácios diferentes, de Notre-Dame de Paris: enfatizam o que seus autores destacam no contexto histórico que aparece escondido sob as imagens impostas pela escritura hugoliana; finalmente, o terceiro, intitulado "Imagens simbólicas de Notre-Dame de Paris", estabelece a leitura textual das imagens simbólicas que se produzem em Notre-Dame de Paris, intermediadas pelo cruzamento da literatura com a arquitetura.