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Narcisse et Pygmalion : le peintre fou dans la littérature fantastique romantique
Virginie Telliersubject
[SHS.LITT] Humanities and Social Sciences/LiteratureRomantisme[SHS.LITT]Humanities and Social Sciences/LiteratureErnst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann 1776-1822Honoré de Balzac 1799-1850NarcissismecréationKonstantin Aksakovromantisme folie création narcissisme autruifolie dans la littératureautruiEdgar Allan Poe 1809-1849littérature comparéedescription
This article examines the relationship between creation and self-esteem, through the analysis of five nineteenth century narratives, The Jesuit Church in Glogau and The Devil's Elixirs by E. T. A. Hoffmann, The Oval Portrait by Edgar Poe, The Unknown Masterpiece by Honoré de Balzac and Walter Eisenberg by Konstantin Aksakov. According to Ovid, Pygmalion manages to create a fertile woman, contrary to Narcissus. However, from an Christian and moral point of view, self-esteem happens to be doubly condemned: it leads human beings away from God and other people. Therefore, the point is to determine if romantic narratives succeed in defying this pattern and create self-sufficient artists able to free themselves from God and others.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |