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1	French literary images of the Algerian war : an ideological analysis Dine, Philip Douglas January 1990 (has links) The Algerian war of 1954 to 1962 is generally acknowledged to have been the apogee of France's uniquely traumatic retreat from overseas empire. Yet, despite the war's rapid establishment as the focus for a vast body of literature in the broadest sense, the experience of those years is only now beginning to be acknowledged by the French nation in anything like a balanced way. The present study seeks to contribute to the continuing elucidation of this historical failure of assimilation by considering the specific role played by prose fiction in contemporary and subsequent perceptions of the relevant events. Previous research into this aspect of the Franco-Algerian relationship has tended either to approach it as a minor element in a larger conceptual whole or to attach insufficient importance to its fundamentally political nature. This thesis is conceived as an analysis of the images of the Algerian war communicated in a representative sample of French literature produced both during and after the conflict itself. The method adopted is an ideological one, with particular attention being given in each of the seven constituent chapters to the selected texts' depiction of one of the principal parties to the conflict, together with their attendant political mythologies. This reading is primarily informed by the Barthesian model of semiosis, which is drawn upon to explain the linguistic foundations of the systematic literary obfuscation of this period of colonial history. By analysing points of ideological tension in the fictional imaging of the war, we are able to identify and to evaluate examples of both artistic mystification and demystifying art. It is argued in conclusion that the former category of narrative has never ceased to predominate, thus enabling French public opinion to continue to avoid its ultimate responsibility for the war and its conduct. 900
2	"Poéthiques" de l'événement dans les oeuvres de Claude Simon, Jean Rouaud, Jean Follain, Jacques Réda, François Jacqmin et Eugène Savitzkaya Parent, Sabrina 08 November 2006 (has links) Dans le cadre des études littéraires, la notion d’événement a le plus souvent été abordée sous l’angle narratif. Cette étude ne rejette pas cette perspective, mais elle considère que l’on ne peut s’y limiter. L’événement est ainsi appréhendé dans le champ élargi des sciences humaines (historiographie, philosophie analytique, phénoménologie, etc.) afin de mieux saisir sa spécificité dans le texte littéraire. Les questions relatives à l’événement –qu’il soit historique, naturel ou quotidien– sont abordées dans les textes narratifs et poétiques :qu’est-ce qu’un événement pour l’écrivain –romancier (Simon, Rouaud, Savitzkaya) ou poète (Follain, Réda, Jacqmin) ?Quels sont les procédés linguistiques auxquels il recourt pour l’écrire ?Quelles sont les visées éthiques de l’écriture ?Le but ultime de notre investigation consiste en effet à proposer une « poéthique » (Pinson) pour chacun de nos auteurs, c’est-à-dire une interprétation relative à la portée éthique de leurs textes. / Doctorat en philosophie et lettres, Orientation langue et littérature / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished Sciences humaines Langues et littératures Simon, Claude Rouaud, Jean Follain, Jean (1903-1971) Réda, Jacques (1929-) Jacqmin, François Savitzkaya, Eugène Events (Philosophy) Event history analysis War stories, French Writing -- Moral and ethical aspects Evénement (Philosophie) Evénement Récits de guerre français Ecriture -- Aspect moral Savitzkaya Simon Rouaud Follain Poéthique Poésie Récit Jacqmin Réda

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French literary images of the Algerian war : an ideological analysis

"Poéthiques" de l'événement dans les oeuvres de Claude Simon, Jean Rouaud, Jean Follain, Jacques Réda, François Jacqmin et Eugène Savitzkaya