This article looks at the endurance of Balzac’s eternal subject in the work of other artists. It begins with an analysis of the work of Giraudoux, who takes every liberty with the original text, expanding dialogue by reprising all or part of that which already existed. It then undertakes a comparison with Rivette, who leans toward the opposite end of the spectrum: he refuses to add scenes and goes for dryness all the way down! Giraudoux pursues his goal by addition, Rivette by subtraction.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques