LES RÉFÉRENCES ÉSOTÉRIQUES DANS LA CLÉ DES CHAMPS (1953) ET ARCANE 17 (1944-1947)
ESOTERIC REFERENCES IN LA CLÉ DES CHAMPS (1953) AND ARCANE 17 (1944-1947)
Author(s): Spomenka DelibašićSubject(s): French Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Filološki fakultet, Nikšić
Keywords: Breton; esotericism; hermetism; utopia; Melusine;
Summary/Abstract: Considering Breton’s materialistic and atheist tendencies, his recourse to esotericism and hermetism reveals his slightly unusual view, which is even paradox compared to his proclaimed irreligiousness. In his work Anthologie de l’humour noir, Breton specifies that the same conception of the unity of the world is present in hermetic doctrines and utopias. Our goal is to show how this general procedure turns into the search for supernatural, which sets the foundation of an aesthetics of the unusual, evident in Breton’s works La Clé des champs (1953) and Arcane 17 (1944-1947).
Journal: Folia Linguistica et Litteraria
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 23-31
- Page Count: 9
- Language: French