Two female readers stand out within Giraudoux’s work: the characters of Suzanne and Edmée. Placing the former alone on an island, Giraudoux extols the reading of literature as a creative act and a recovery of oneself through imaginary worlds. As for the heroine of Choix des Élues, Giraudoux delves into more uncharted territory, encouraging the reader to reflect on how, rather than strengthening a particular identity, the aesthetic experience ultimately requires an abandonment of the self.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-11090-3
EAN:9782406110903
ISSN: 2552-1004
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-11090-3.p.0199
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 12-07-2020
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: Giraudoux, anonymity, author, Pierre Bayard, Roland Barthes, Maurice Blanchot, teaching literature, aesthetics, humanism, reading