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The Sieve of Translation
No full textThis case study aims to analyse the difficulties a translator faces when dealing with a text that is built around the representation of oral language. In The Butcher Boy, the Irish author Patrick McCabe uses linguistic characterisation to confer social plausibility to his characters and builds the entire novel as a monologue the first-person narrator delivers in his own voice. The challenge such a variety of factors poses makes the translation of the book into any language an interesting subject of investigation. This contribution will draw a parallel between the original text and its French translation by focusing on the hermeneutic choices the translator has to make during the entire translating process
Ahmadou Kourouma et la transposition de la parole malinké
No full textIn his novel Allah n’est pas obligé the Ivorian writer Ahmadou Kourouma tries to convey his Malinké identity in the French language through a process of malinkisation – he interlaces Malinké words, syntactic structures and rhythm with French, playing with the two codes that he masters and portraying a fresh linguistic atmosphere. Kourouma exploits the potentiality, the richness of French linguistic varieties and thus legitimises their value. In the first part, this paper tries to analyse Kourouma’s linguistic play by focusing mainly on the language of the narrator, the child soldier Birahima. The second part of the paper attempts at proving how Kourouma’s malinkisation is part of a broader and more general project of legitimisation as regards his language(s), culture, and work as a writer
Yves Chemla, Alba Pessini. « Jean-Claude Charles, 1949-2008. La ‘voix fêlée, comme une hirondelle grippée’ »
No full textCompte rendu de Chemla, Y. ; Pessini, A. (éds) (2021). « Jean-Claude Charles, 1949-2008. La ‘voix fêlée, comme une hirondelle grippée’ ». Francofonia, 80, printemps, 212 pp
Sur les pas de Louis-Philippe Dalembert. Un hommage à la carrière du « gavroche caraïbe »
No full textIn 1982, the Haitian writer Louis-Philippe Dalembert published his first collection of poetry, Évangile pour les miens. It was the beginning of a prolific, multiform, and successful career. During the next thirty years, he has published four other poetry collections, four collections of short stories, ten novels, and numerous essays. Intended as a tribute to Dalembert’s literary work, this article will try to describe the evolution of
his production in verse and prose. In particular, three recurrent themes will be discussed: 1) the elaboration in his first texts of a system of rememorating strategies that will lead to the formulation of the notion of ‘pays-temps’; 2) the use of an urban setting, namely the borough, to convey the collective values of the community; 3) the birth, in his late
publications, of a universal poetics transcending any type of border
Oralità e letteratura il caso della Lodyans haitiana: da Justin Lhérisson a Gary Victor
No full textDeux romans haïtiens sur les ‘troubles’ de Saint-Domingue
No full textIf the literary and media representations of the Haitian revolution in the 19th century and in more recent periods have been extensively studied, indigenous fictional representations remain largely unexplored, often approached through a pejorative critical lens. This biased perspective underscores the need to explore 19th-century Haitian novels from a new, decolonial standpoint to enhance our understanding of how revolutionary events were not only documented but also imagined and narrated in Haiti immediately after the declaration of independence. To unveil these narratives often silenced by dominant narratives, we will delve into the troubles of Saint-Domingue as fictional material, both from a thematic and stylistic point of view. Drawing on a literary analysis of two 19th-century Haitian novels, Émeric Bergeaud’s Stella (1859) and Amédée Brun’s Deux Amours (1895), we will explore how fiction narrates the revolution and, conversely, how the revolution shapes fiction
Saint-Domingue : un paradis perdu ?
No full textThe apparent decay into which Haiti had fallen since its independence was
used by French anti-abolitionists as a proof of the alleged inability of Black people to
rule over the prosperous Haitian land. However, was the island as prosperous as they
affirmed during French colonization? Based on the testimonies of the members of the
Leclerc expedition, this article attempts to answer this question by focusing on their
description of the state of the colony at the time of their arrival on the island
L’universalisme révolutionnaire dans la poésie haïtienne du XIXe siècle. Une réappropriation idéologique
No full textAs part of the recent attempts to rediscover and rehabilitate the historical and literary context of 19th-century Haiti, this article aims to explore the expression of revolutionary universalism in Haitian poets of the 19th century, offering a new perspective on their use of classical imagery. It seeks to reconsider the traditional perception of these poets to reveal the often-ignored ideological depth of their writings, rooted in the republican values of the Enlightenment. In response to the racist accusations from the Metropole – which reduce the insurrection that led to the country’s declaration of Independence in 1804 to a matter of race – the Haitian poets adopted an epic and nationalist imagery that claimed an explicit connection with the universalism of the French Revolution. This imagery is not a mere stylistic borrowing, but a committed adherence to the universal ideals of the République, as well as a proof of the active role of Haitian intellectuals in the international debate on the abolition of slavery. After a description of the historical and political contextualization in which Haiti’s national poetry was born and developed, this study will focus on the analysis of the revolutionary iconography in the early Haitian poetic production.S’inscrivant dans le cadre des récentes tentatives de redécouverte et de réhabilitation historique et littéraire du XIXe siècle haïtien, cet article vise à explorer l’expression de l’universalisme révolutionnaire chez les poètes haïtiens du XIXe siècle, en offrant une nouvelle perspective sur leur utilisation de l’imagerie classique. En particulier, il s’agira de reconsidérer la réception de ces poètes pour révéler la profondeur idéologique souvent ignorée de leurs écrits, enracinés dans les valeurs républicaines des Lumières. En réponse aux accusations racistes de la Métropole – qui réduisent l’insurrection qui a conduit à la déclaration d’indépendance du pays en 1804 à une question de race –, les poètes haïtiens adoptent dans leurs œuvres en vers un imaginaire épique et nationaliste, revendiquant une filiation explicite avec l’universalisme de la Révolution française. Cet imaginaire n’est pas un simple emprunt stylistique, mais une adhésion convaincue aux idéaux universels de la République, ainsi qu’un témoignage du rôle actif des intellectuels haïtiens dans le débat international sur l’abolition de l’esclavage. L’étude proposée ici partira de la contextualisation historico-politique dans laquelle la poésie nationale haïtienne est née et s’est développée, pour se concentrer ensuite sur l’analyse de l’iconographie révolutionnaire de la première production poétique haïtienne
La mère Françoise-Marguerite Patin, directrice et supérieure du monastère de la Visitation de Caen, vue à travers sa propre voix, les témoignages monastiques et sa correspondance avec Jean Eudes
No full textThis article aims to shed light on the fundamental role of Mother Françoise-Marguerite Patin within the religious institutions of her time while highlighting the lasting influence of her actions on the spiritual and communal life of Caen, where she served as superior of the monasteries of the Visitation and Notre-Dame de Charité. First, I will examine her role as a director, as described by her contemporaries. These testimonies will provide insight into her personality, governance methods, and the spiritualand material support she offered to the religious communities under her care. Next, we will analyze her legacy through the enduring impact she left on the Orders of the Visitation and Notre-Dame de Charité, as well as on the spiritual life of Caen. Finally, I will conclude with a study of the portrait that emerges of Mother Patin from her correspondence with Father Jean Eudes, her spiritual director and the founder of the Order of Notre-Dame de Charité
Cytokines and neuronal channels : a molecular basis for age-related decline of neuronal function?
No full textThe achievement that cytokines and all the related "transducing machinery" are expressed within the central nervous system and play a consistent role in the modulation of neurological functions and dysfunctions, has allowed a novel interpretation of brain behaviour. In this view, neuroinflammation and cytokines production has been acknowledged as potential triggers of the functional changes occurring in the brain during "normal" and "pathological" aging. In particular the aged brain seems to be characterized by increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines. A growing number of reports show that cytokines may specifically interact with neuronal channels regulating neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity and responses to injury. By reviewing literature and data obtained in our laboratory, we discuss the hypothesis that cytokines modulation of neuronal channels might occur during the aging process and play a role in aged related decline of neuronal function
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