TY - EJOUR A1 - Bastianelli, Jérôme TI - The imaginary biography - Constraints and freedoms T2 - Cahiers de l'Association Internationale des Études Françaises 2024, 76. varia JO - Cahiers de l'Association Internationale des Études Françaises (ISSN 2076-8443), 1, 2024 DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-17118-8.p.0159 SN - 2076-8443 SP - 159 EP - 166 AB - Can we apply the methods and principles of rigorous biographies to fictional characters? How can we combine the freedom involved in working on an imaginary individual and the constraints of authenticity and realism imposed by a narration based on precise historical sources? And above all, what do we gain from this merging of genres? Based on two Proustian examples, this article aims to respond to these different questions. PY - 2024 DA - 2024/07/03 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris KW - Marcel Proust, fiction, authenticity, pastiche, pretense, plausibility LA - fre UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-l-association-internationale-des-etudes-francaises-2024-76-varia-the-imaginary-biography.html Y2 - 2024/07/17 ER -