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Le Poisson-scorpion, de Nicolas Bouvier : de la catabase à l’entomologie, vers le renouveau poétique ?

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Summary:In this travel relation, long after the trip to Ceylon about which the author Nicolas Bouvier speaks of "exorcism", we are interested in the evolution of the mythological architext, always propitious to metamorphosis, leading to a new poetics. This poetics is based on entomological considerations and the observation of a hallucinated everyday life, and provides the metaliterary infrastructure for the very conditions of the work, by conjuring up inner demons.
Subject:metaliterary mythologie Bouvier(Nicolas) insects crises Crisis insectes mythology métalittérature Bouvier (Nicolas)
Country:Portugal
Document type:journal article
Access type:Open
Associated institution:Carnets, Revista Electrónica de Estudos Franceses
Language:French
Origin:Carnets, Revista Electrónica de Estudos Franceses
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Summary:In this travel relation, long after the trip to Ceylon about which the author Nicolas Bouvier speaks of "exorcism", we are interested in the evolution of the mythological architext, always propitious to metamorphosis, leading to a new poetics. This poetics is based on entomological considerations and the observation of a hallucinated everyday life, and provides the metaliterary infrastructure for the very conditions of the work, by conjuring up inner demons.