Римские древности» в романах Паскаля Киньяра
«Roman Antiquities» in the Novels of Pascal Quignard

Author(s): Marina Nikola
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, French Literature
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: Pascal Quignard; “antique novels”; the crisis of the antique world; the premonition of a catastrophe; the discreteness and heterogeneity of the genre; mystification to achieve the illusion of reliability; parallels with the processes of our time
Summary/Abstract: In his “antique novels”, Quignard refers to the depiction of the crisis and the end of the antique empire. He connects the beginning of this process with the era of Emperor Augustus. In the described phenomena, the author reveals parallels without times. The artistic intent of the author genre forms with a heterogeneous nature. An important role is played by the mystification of documentary sources: diaries, memoirs, and literary works.

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