DES MONDES ILLUSOIRES DANS « L'ILLUSION COMIQUE » DE CORNEILLE ET « LA VIDA ES SUEÑO » DE CALDERON
ILLUSORY WORLDS IN CORNEILLE'S "L'ILLUSION COMIQUE" AND CALDERON'S "LA VIDA ES SUEÑO"

Summary/Abstract: Our research focuses on Gide's best-known play Œdipe, a text that we are putting to the mythocritical test. At the centre of our investigation is the mythical hero, as constructed by Gide, in his variant of the myth. Our aim is to show the relationship between the two concepts that tradition regards as defining this mythical character: fatality and freedom. We want to show that fate and freedom are closely linked to the memory of the past, manifested in the form of recollection or reminiscence, and that Oedipus' destiny is under the sign of fate until he re-acquires the memory.

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