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Écrire contre l’oubli et l’inaction: Poétiques de l’engagement dans le théâtre de Matéi Vișniec
Writing against oblivion and inaction: Poetics of engagement in the theatre of Matei Vișniec

Author(s): Abdellah Zine El Abidine
Subject(s): French Literature, Romanian Literature
Published by: Språk- och litteraturcentrum, Lunds Universitet
Keywords: Matéi Vișniec; committed theatre; collective memory; dramaturgy of the unspeakable; political allegory; ethical responsibility;

Summary/Abstract: The dramatic work of Matéi Vișniec, centred on time, memory, and commitment, constitutes a privileged object of analysis for interrogating the modalities of a politically invested writing. This article examines the dramaturgical strategies through which the author confers an ethical dimension to his theatre. The analysis is structured according to three main axes: the representation of historical and traumatic memory, the denunciation of mechanisms of alienation and passive complicity, and the use of allegory and the grotesque as means to question the human condition. Through a varied corpus, the aim is to demonstrate how Vișniec transforms the stage into a space of resistance against oblivion and indifference, appealing to the spectator's responsibility

  • Issue Year: 9/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 178-188
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French
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