Le double sens de la mission de la Judith biblique dans l’interprétation giralducienne
The Double Meaning of the Biblical Judith’s Mission in the Giralducian Interpretation
Author(s): Krystyna ModrzejewskaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Komisja Nauk Filologicznych Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Judith; Bible; Giraudoux; seduction; truth
Summary/Abstract: Jean Giraudoux in his version of the biblical myth recounting the heroic mission of Judith reveals the art of seducing Holofernes. Judith’s discovery of carnal pleasure complicates her return to the city because the two truths, that of the rabbis and that of Judith, are exposed to a confrontation
Journal: Academic Journal of Modern Philology
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 339-346
- Page Count: 8
- Language: French