During the 19th century, the bicycle aroused an extraordinary enthusiasm among sports fans and many writers. Alongside Zola, are the names of Octave Mirbeau and Alfred Jarry. Did the machine help bring two writers closer together? In any case, their common interest for the bicycle attests to a conception of life and literary creation that is not so far apart.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-12084-1
EAN:9782406120841
ISSN: 2726-0518
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12084-1.p.0177
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 07-13-2021
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: Alfred Jarry, bicycle, sport, anarchism, cycle-novel