How to break free from passion The power of religion in Sophie Cottin’s latest novels
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Cahiers de littérature française
2022, n° 21. Littérature et religion - Author: Lorusso (Silvia)
- Pages: 29 to 40
- Journal: Studies in French Literature
The article deals with the capital passage in Sophie Cottin’s fiction through the analysis of her works. While her early production is characterized by passion, that often leads to scandalous solutions, with the novels Mathilde (1805) and Élisabeth (1806), religious faith prevails over love. If this change corresponds to new political and cultural circumstances, it is mostly dictated by aesthetic reasons: the reading of Atala.
- CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
- ISBN: 978-2-406-14453-3
- EAN: 9782406144533
- ISSN: 2430-8293
- DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14453-3.p.0029
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 01-04-2023
- Periodicity: Annual
- Language: French
- Keyword: Sophie Cottin, sentimental novel, literature of the French Empire, literature and religion, protestantism in literature.
