Texte remanié de : Thèse de doctorat : Littérature française : Paris 4 : 2000. / Bibliogr. p. 325-341. Notes bibliogr.

Thèse de Doctorat : Langue et littérature françaises : Nancy 2 : 2004. / Bibliographie.

Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown State College, 1976. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2852. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-61).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-233).

Texte remanié de: Th. de doctorat--Littérature--Anvers--Universiteit Instelling Antwerpen. / Bibliogr. p. 403-410.

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Marguerite Yourcenar was a prolific writer and we can deduce that in the course of her writings, the revised version played a very important role. Thus, several pieces of works such as D'apres Rembrandt, D'apres Greco, D'apres Durer gave birth to L'OEuvre au noir, Anna soror..., Un homme obscur and Une belle matinee. Denier du reve was rewritten twenty years later. The collection of short stories Nouvelles orientales underwent numerous changes during the course of more than fifty years. / The "double" theme marks the different narratives of this work and the revised phenomena contributes to the emergence in all its elements. Therefore, all through this thesis, we will show the events which reveals the presence of the "double" such as a story within a story (mise en abyme) and flashbacks that are present in the narration, the theme of remembrance, the different microcosms contained in the macrocosms, but also the opposing split personalities present in most of the protagonists. In addition, we can discover that these characters are united in creation and in all elements of the cosmos. Also, we have the production of opposing forces between creation and man. In Yourcenar's work, especially in Nouvelles orientales, we notice that in the "double" an absolute quest is presented in its different play of mirrors. It is as if this fusion of the human with the universe brings each character to be part of the Universality, beyond time, space and the world of the material.

In this thesis, we have attempted to bring to the fore the existence of a tacit or explicit link between the descriptions of works of art and the love relationships depicted in several of Marguerite Yourcenar's works of fiction. We start with the premise that the work of art with which the protagonist associates his beloved represents either the perception he has of the latter, or the power relationship implicit in their union. In that perspective, we explore the use of simile and metaphor as well as that of mythological figures and certain elements of neoplatonic philosophy. / Each of the three chapters is dedicated to a specific form of art (statuary, painting, and music) with which the protagonist establishes a connection either between the person he is emotionally involved with, or the love he feels for him/her. For the purposes of our analysis, we have referred to studies on narcissism, as well as critical texts dealing with the relationship between writing and painting and with the function of music in literature; for the analysis of narrative point of view and focalization, we are primarily indebted to the work of Gerard Genette.

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (Brown University, 1999), under title: Autres voix : sexuality and literary genre in the works of Marguerite Yourcenar and Julien Green. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-139).

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (Brown University, 1999). / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-139).