«Paisible sauvagerie» : Les enfants et la mort dans la littérature et le film français modernes
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Title:
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«Paisible sauvagerie» : Les enfants et la mort dans la littérature et le film français modernes |
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Author:
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Serpico, Allison M.
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Advisor:
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Higginson, Pim; Anyinefa, Koffi
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Department:
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Bi-College (Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges). Dept. of French |
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Thesis (B.A.) |
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Issue Date:
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2012 |
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Abstract:
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I examine the intersection of childhood and death in four works of modern French literature and film: La Maison de Claudine (Colette),
W… (Perec), Les Mots ( Sartre), and Jeux interdits (Clément). Drawing on the French tradition of psychoanalysis and Freud’s theory of the “death instinct,” I examine these young characters and argue that their concretization of death is far more courageous and cathartic
than society’s tendency to deny it. I also apply the image of the child exploring death as a metaphor for the modern French author, whose creative power stems from his appraisal and acceptance of personal loss. |
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Subject:
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Perec, Georges, 1936-1982. W, ou, Le souvenir d'enfance
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Subject:
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Colette, 1873-1954. Maison de Claudine.
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Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980. Mots
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Subject:
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Children -- Death -- In literature
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Jeux interdits (Motion picture)
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Terms of Use:
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
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Permanent URL:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10066/8970
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Serpico, Allison M..
"«Paisible sauvagerie» : Les enfants et la mort dans la littérature et le film français modernes".
2012. Available electronically from
http://hdl.handle.net/10066/8970.
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