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Argument sur l’intime
An argument on intimacy

Author(s): Éric Tourrette
Subject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, History of Philosophy
Published by: Classiques Garnier
Keywords: exhibition; censorship; silence; ineffable; autobiography;

Summary/Abstract: Intimacy is by definition that which is most secretive in me and that I do not show. Nevertheless, we notice a progressive trend in the literature on intimacy which seems to aim at expressing the ineffable at a time when contemporary styles of living lead to a restrained zone of things offered to be viewed. But isn’t it that exhibiting intimacy in an autobiography torn between the holding back of the secret garden and publication of a testimony means in fact altering it?

  • Issue Year: 1/2025
  • Issue No: 35
  • Page Range: 13-18
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: French
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