Nouveau roman et récit de l'absurde : essai de narratologie comparative sur les oeuvres de Claude Simon et de Roberto Drummond
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Abstract EN:
The works of claude simon and roberto drummond, representative of the french nouveau roman and brazilian literature of the absurd, are contrasted, and the structural character of their respective fictional universes is axamined. A theoretical basis for comparative literary analysis is proposed, the evolution of the writings of drummond and simon is compared and their writings placed in the context of two complementary currents of contemporary fiction, each of which puts into question the intelligibility of the world and expresses the anxieties of occidental man in the 20th century. A detailed analysis is made of the techniques and narrative structure of two representative texts: a morte de d. J. Em paris, by roberto drummond and lecon des choses, by claude simon.
Abstract FR:
En confrontant les oeuvres respectives de claude simon et de roberto drummond et en examinant la particularite structurelle de leur univers fictionnel, nous cherchons, dans cet essai de narratologie comparative, a caracteriser le nouveau roman et le recit de l'absurde bresilien comme deux courants de l'expression litteraire contemporaine qui expriment, de maniere opposee mais complementaire, l'angoisse de l'homme occidental au xxeme siecle et remettant en question l'intelligibilite du monde. Apres avoir expose la theorie litteraire qui sert de base a l'analyse comparative, nous etudions l'evolution des ecrits drummoniens et simoniens et les confrontons. Pour confirmer nos propos, nous analysons ensuite en detail le discours et la structure narrative de deux textes representatifs, soit a morte de d. J. Em paris de roberto drummond et lecon de choses de claude simon.