LE PSYCHOCHROMISME MASCULIN ET FEMININ «PHOTOGRAPHIÉ» DANS LA LITTÉRATURE. «MADEMOISELLE FIFI» – ÉCHANTILLON BLANC /NOIR
PSYCHOCHROMISM. GRAYSCALE CHARACTERS IN MAUPASSANTʼs "MADEMOISELLE FIFI "
Author(s): Valentina Cosmina GojeSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, French Literature
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: chromatism; Maupassant; psychochromism; short story; symbolism of colours; the double; chromatic analogy; feminine; masculine; thematic analysis;
Summary/Abstract: This article has been written with the aim of highlighting the psychochromism "featured" in literature. Our purpose is, first, to show the transferable function of the "chemical" term (thermochromism) in literature, under the newly coined concept of "psychochromism". The process of inducing a change of colors, like in chemistry, will be paralleled to the psychology of the characters in Maupassant's short story collection "Mademoiselle Fifi", in terms of emotional responses under certain events generating emotional "temperatures". Through a contrastive and thematic analysis, the grayscale characters will be analysed in reference to their shadow (the being) and their antagonism (the gestures).
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea Fascicula Limba si Literatura Română (ALLRO)
- Issue Year: 27/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 35-51
- Page Count: 17
- Language: French
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