Raymond queneau et la grece
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Abstract EN:
The objective of this thesis is to find and evaluate in the works of raymond queneau those elements that prove the close relationship between the author and the greek culture. The first part (greece through the books) deals with queneau's studies, at the le havre high school (including his readings of greek books, his early works that show his interest in greece, etc. ), then in paris (philosophy and mathematics). In order to complete the author's portrait before his visit to greece, his "surrealist adventure" is also examined. The second part (greece of the modern era) reconstructs queneau's two visits in greece (1932,1952), underlining the significance of the first one, during which -under the influence of greek bilinguilism- the author wrote his first novel (le chiendent). Articles, introductions, etc. That show queneau's "philhellenism" are also presented in this part. Each one of the five chapters of the third part (greece in queneau's works) examines queneau's texts from a different point of view : the first one deals with the influence of the greek language (epigrams, neologisms, names, etc. ), the second one, with legends of greek origin encountered in queneau's works, the third, with the impact of the homeric epics (considered as structural and stylistic models), the fourth, with the influence of greek philosophy -especially plato's thought- upon queneau. Finally, the last chapter examines the reception of the "greek miracle" notion by the author. The thesis concludes that, despite their "modern" aspect, queneau's texts reveal the writer's tendancy towards classical values, as well as his profound knowledge of the greek heritage that constitutes a solid foundation of his literary creation.
Abstract FR:
L'objectif de cette these est de reperer / evaluer dans les oeuvres de raymond queneau les elements qui prouvent les rapports etroits de l'ecrivain avec la grece et sa culture. La premiere partie (queneau et la grece des livres) constitue une approche referentielle des annees de scolarite de queneau, au lycee du havre (lectures, ecrits de jeunesse qui temoignent de son interet pour la culture hellenique, etc. ) puis a paris (etudes de philosophie et de mathematiques). Cette partie examine aussi les relations de queneau avec le mouvement surrealiste, afin de completer le portrait de l'ecrivain avant son depart pour la grece. La deuxieme partie (queneau et la grece de l'ere moderne) presente les deux voyages de queneau en grece (1932, 1952), dont le premier fut tres significatif: c'est alors qu'-influence par le bilinguisme du pays- il avait ecrit son premier roman (le chiendent). Cette partie examine aussi les ecrits (articles, enquetes, etc. ) qui rendent compte du "philhellenisme" de l'auteur. Chacun des cinq chapitres de la troisieme partie (la grece dans l'oeuvre de queneau) examine l'oeuvre quenienne selon un point de vue different: le premier etudie les jeux de mots, la creation onomastique, etc. A partir du grec, le second s'occupe de l'influence de la mythologie grecque (archetypes, fonction symbolique et psychologique des mythes, etc), le troisieme, de l'impact des ouvrages homeriques (consideres comme textes matriciels des oeuvres queniennes), le quatrieme, du role de la philosophie grecque -et surtout de celle de platon- dans la formulation du mode de penser de queneau. Le dernier chapitre, enfin, examine la notion du miracle grec, telle qu'elle etait concue et exprimee par queneau. La these arrive a la conclusion que, malgre leur surface "modernisante", les textes queniens revelent un "classicisme" inattendu, ainsi qu'une profonde connaissance de la culture grecque, fondement solide de la creation litteraire de queneau.