«Paisible sauvagerie» : Les enfants et la mort dans la littérature et le film français modernes

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dc.contributor.advisorHigginson, Pim
dc.contributor.advisorAnyinefa, Koffi, 1959-
dc.contributor.authorSerpico, Allison M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-31T20:56:57Z
dc.date.available2012-07-31T20:56:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractI 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipHaverford College. Department of French and Francophone Studies
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10066/8970
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dc.rights.accessBi-College users only
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
dc.subject.lcshPerec, Georges, 1936-1982. W, ou, Le souvenir d'enfance
dc.subject.lcshColette, 1873-1954. Maison de Claudine.
dc.subject.lcshSartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980. Mots
dc.subject.lcshChildren -- Death -- In literature
dc.subject.lcshJeux interdits (Motion picture)
dc.title«Paisible sauvagerie» : Les enfants et la mort dans la littérature et le film français modernes
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