176 research outputs found
Alexia: Antigone Kefala's overdue fairytale
No full textThe aim of this paper is to examine the way in which Antigone Kefala constructs her story to become an author. She narrates her experience in her book Alexia (Antigone Kefala"s persona) in a fairytale manner. In the book we learn that Alexia spent some of the most important years of her young life in New Zealand, as a migrant. The most important part of this experience is based on her difficulty to come to terms with, and learn, a new language (English). What begins by being a traumatic experience for Alexia, later evolves into a creative force that guides her decision to become an author. In that way the English language becomes the most powerful, the most creative and the most productive tool in her life.
In order to challenge Alexia's process of becoming an author, her experience is compared to that of two famous French authors, Aragon and Sartre, who also decided to become authors in their childhood years. There was an obvious parallel between the French authors’ experiences through their first language, which corresponded in an astonishing way to Alexia's. Therefore, no matter whether one wishes to express oneself in one’s mother tongue or a foreign language, the process of becoming an author is always to consider a language as an unknown field of strange sounds, musicality and scattered grains of meanings
« Actualités et nouvelles orientations de la recherche sur J.-K. Huysmans »
No full textDix ans après la célébration du centième anniversaire de la mort de Huysmans, qui en 2007 a servi de cadre à une série de manifestations et de colloques, et trois ans après la publication du roman de Michel Houellebecq, Soumission, dont le succès a suscité un regain d’intérêt pour l’auteur d’À rebours, l’actualité huysmansienne se révèle particulièrement riche. Le nombre de thèses de doctorat récemment soutenues le concernant, ainsi que les publications d’ouvrages critiques, de traductions et de rééditions de ses écrits (dont le premier volume de ses Œuvres complètes chez Classiques Garnier), le confirment. Les deux revues qui lui sont consacrées, le Bulletin de la Société J.-K. Huysmans, qui publie régulièrement des lettres et des textes inédits de l’écrivain, et la Série Huysmans de La Revue des lettres modernes, dont les volumes sont organisés autour d’axes thématiques, montrent que le débat sur son œuvre est toujours intense. L’attention accordée à Huysmans devrait encore s’élargir en 2019, grâce à une exposition que le Musée d’Orsay lui consacrera et qui permettra de redécouvrir sa critique d’art. L’année 2019 verra aussi l’entrée de Huysmans dans la Bibliothèque de La Pléiade, avec un volume de ses Romans et nouvelles. Notre intervention fait le point sur les recherches en cours et sur les nouvelles orientations qui apparaissent dans les études huysmansiennes
La critique d'auteur dans les lettres françaises L'homme aux figures de cire de Champfleury
No full textPeriodista, dramaturgo y novelista, Champfleury es también famoso por su importante contribución a la crítica literaria. Considerado jefe del realismo, sus ideas se encuentran en sus textos de investigación, sobre todo en El realismo, pero también en sus obras de ficción. Es el caso de El hombre de las figuras de cera, relato corto que ilustra perfectamente sus ideas acerca de la representación estética.46 página
La crítica de autor en el siglo XIX: introducción y guía bibliográfica
No full textEl objetivo de este texto es facilitar al lector el acceso a la crítica de autor, presentándola en Francia en el siglo XIX, insistiendo en su importancia e introduciendo los autores más relevantes que la han practicado. Además, se ha realizado una guía bibliográfica de los estudios más recientes sobre la cuestión, dividida por autores.
Albert Cohen on screen
No full textCet article se penche sur l’adaptation cinématographique de Mangeclous et Belle du Seigneur. Ces deux romans qui appartiennent à la saga Solal d’Albert Cohen (1895-1981) ont été adaptés à l’écran par Moshé Mizrahi (1931-) et Glenio Bonder (1956-2011). Nous verrons tout d’abord l’importance qu’a le cinéma dans la genèse de l’oeuvre de l’auteur. Puis, en comparant les films et les oeuvres originales nous observerons les différences qui ont été nécessaires aux adaptations. Enfin, nous discernerons si les films ont su traduire complètement l’imaginaire, très riche, qui habite les romans de l’auteur.Este artículo trata de la adaptación cinematográfica de Mangeclous y Belle du Seigneur, dos novelas que pertenecen a la saga Solal de Albert Cohen (1895-1981) y versionadas por Moshé Mizrahi (1931-) y Glenio Bonder (1956-2011). Apuntaremos en un primer lugar la importancia que tiene el cine en la génesis de la obra del autor. Luego compararemos las dos películas con las novelas de Albert Cohen, de cada una analizaremos las diferencias que ha supuesto el proceso de adaptación. Finalmente veremos si las películas responden, como producto artístico, al complejo universo que constituye el sello del autor.The main purpose of this article is to analyse the film adaptations of Mangeclous and Belle du Seigneur. These novels, which have been adapted by Moshé Mizrahi (1931-) and Glenio Bonder (1956-2011), are part of a main saga called Solal and written by Albert Cohen (1895-1981). First, we will insist on the importance of cinema for the beginning of Albert Cohen’s work as a writer. Then, by comparing the films and the novels, we will observe the differences that had been necessary for such adaptations. Moreover, with this comparison, we will discover if the adaptations have succeeded in transmitting the universe that lies behind the novels
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus manifesting as pure alexia (alexia without agraphia)
No full textPure alexia is a rare disorder usually caused by an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. We describe a case of pure alexia due to nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). This 57-year-old man presented in a hyperosmolar, nonketotic state with fluctuations in mental status and an inability to read. His EEG was diagnostic of NCSE originating from the left temporo-occipital region. MRI of the brain revealed increased FLAIR signal over the left occipitotemporal region. Following initiation of antiepileptic treatment, his neurological examination normalized concomitantly with resolution of the NCSE. A follow-up MRI scan of the brain obtained 1 month later was normal. NCSE can have unusual clinical manifestations, and a high index of suspicion is necessary to correctly diagnose these patients. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Bauer G, 2006, EPILEPSY BEHAV, V8, P666, DOI 10.1016-j.yebeh.2006.01.002; Bhatoe HS, 2002, NEUROL INDIA, V50, P226; BINDER JR, 1992, BRAIN, V115, P1807, DOI 10.1093-brain-115.6.1807; Cohen L, 2003, CEREB CORTEX, V13, P1313, DOI 10.1093-cercor-bhg079; Dogulu CF, 1996, J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS, V61, P528, DOI 10.1136-jnnp.61.5.528; ERDEM S, 1995, J NEURO-OPHTHALMOL, V15, P102; Estanol B, 1999, REV NEUROLOGIA, V28, P243; HENRY TR, 1994, EPILEPSIA, V35, P35, DOI 10.1111-j.1528-1157.1994.tb02909.x; Kavuk I, 2005, EUR J MED RES, V10, P243; KOSNIK E, 1976, NEUROLOGY, V26, P248; Leff AP, 2006, J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS, V77, P1004, DOI 10.1136-jnnp.2005.086983; Leff AP, 2001, BRAIN, V124, P510, DOI 10.1093-brain-124.3.510; LUSCHER C, 1992, EUR NEUROL, V32, P26, DOI 10.1159-000116783; Sabet HY, 2004, AM J NEURORADIOL, V25, P419; Stahlman G C, 1988, J Tenn Med Assoc, V81, P77; TURGMAN J, 1979, ANN NEUROL, V6, P265, DOI 10.1002-ana.41006031666
Craftsmen and Society: the Lysippean Kairos
No full textThe debate on the social status of the craftsman in the ancient world involved various generations of
scholars.
In classical Greece the word “art” in its aesthetic significance, as is known, does not exist and it does
not exist a term used to indicate the “artist” as an expression of the creative process. Two sets of constraints
hampered full recognition of “téchne” as a craft activity: the one, ontological and epistemological, and the other
practical ethical and socio-political.
The conceptualization of beauty with its intrinsic ethical stance, not exclusively referred to téchnai,
does not have the qualities to substantiate téchnai themself systematically and become a specific category at the
same time.
This premise is necessary to reconsiderate the aesthetic and historical content of the Lysippean Kairos.
The bronze graphic reconstruction shows the child on tiptoe on the ball, with broad wings back and a small
pairs at the ankles. He grabs with his right hand a razor which support the balance, and touches a left dish with
the index finger. Long hair descends on the forehead, leaving bare occiput and nape.
The subject has been studied extensively, but going deep in the cultural evidence some ambiguities
emerge and stimulate us to reevaluate the matter. A way forward to clarify the intent of the author and
therefore the archetypal image of the work seems to consider different reading levels, both the symbolic valu
La investigación en Estudios Franceses: un abanico de posiblidades
No full textEl presente volumen recoge gran parte de los trabajos presentados en el XXVII Coloquio de la Asociación de Francesistas de la Universidad Española (AFUE) organizado por el Departamento de Filología Francesa y celebrado los días 9, 10 y 11 de mayo de 2018 en la Facultad de Filología de la Universidad de Sevilla bajo el lema La investigación en estudios franceses: un abanico de posibilidades / La recherche en Études françaises : un eventail de possibilités. El propósito del coloquio ha sido reunir a investigadores de diferentes ámbitos de Estudios Franceses, creando un espacio de diálogo en torno a cinco ejes temáticos: la literatura, la cultura, la lingüística, la traducción y la didáctica
Comments on Alexia Yates’ Selling Paris: Property and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital
No full textThis comment is part of a roundtable on Alexia Yates’ book, Selling Paris: Property and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital (Harvard University Press, 2015). In it, the author summarizes Yates’ argument, discusses her source base, and explains why historians whose interests lie beyond 19th century France should read the book.Ce commentaire fait partie de la table ronde portant sur le livre d’Alexia Yates, Selling Paris: Property and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital (Harvard University Press, 2015). L’auteur y résume le propos de Yates, discute de ses sources et explique pourquoi les historiens qui s’intéressent au XIXe siècle français devraient lire ce livre
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