Abstract EN:

The present study critically defines the concept of narrative theatricality, through the Scènes de la vie parisienne and the "cycle de Vautrin" (the Vautrin cycle). This includes to go into Balzac's modes of structuring the narrative, on the genetics of writing's point of view. Reader and member of the audience : here is the result of the treatment of space, which builds a theatrical perception of the narrative. Through his successive parts, the character reveals himself as an actor who supports the dramatic structure of the narrative. Also, the function of direction, which is given out to the characters, reflects the relationship between the creator and his creation. This function governs both the narrative composition and the drama structural logic. Besides, studying how the narrative has been written shows how the writing conditions the narrative theatricality. Thus, as the dramatic characteristics of Balzac's writing are demonstrated, his "mal écrire" reveals itself as a dramatic "bien écrire".