Le syncrétisme de Du Bartas
The syncretism of Du Bartas
Author(s): Steeve TaïlaméSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, French Literature
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Instytut Filologii Romańskiej & Wydawnictwo Werset
Keywords: Du Bartas; Biblical tradition; paganisme; syncretisme; neoplatonisme; alchemy; exoterisme/esoterisme; protestantisme; Biblical rewriting
Summary/Abstract: The works of the humanist Du Bartas has been considered religious with the aim to present a calvinist conception of the world conform to dogmas. However, the presence of paganism and the effects of dissonances shows that Du Bartas belongs to a spiritual tradition beyond the dogmas. The poet indeed writes in the heritage of Marsil Ficin and his vision of the profane and the sacred is totally in accordance with the hermeticist philosopher. Under the superficial meaning and the topical speech about religious subjects, there is hidden a signification and a much higher truth not to be express clearly to profanes, those unable to understand the unity of traditions.
Journal: Quêtes littéraires
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 24-31
- Page Count: 8
- Language: French