The intention of this thesis is to show, through the example of Marguerite Duras's L'Amant, various issues raised by the new autobiography, an autobiography influenced by the epistemological changes that have brought on postmodernity. The absence of certainty found in the postmodern era brings about a new conception of individuality, truth and referentiality and forces traditional autobiography to question its premises. Through the writing process and taking into account the plurality of the postmodern ego, the limits of memory and the relativity of truth, L'Amant tries to fill the emptiness left by this absence.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.99749 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Roy-Proulx, Isabelle. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Département de langue et littérature françaises.) |
| Rights | © Isabelle Roy-Proulx, 2006 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002603249, proquestno: AAIMR32553, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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