TY - EJOUR A1 - Lorusso, Silvia TI - How to break free from passion - The power of religion in Sophie Cottin’s latest novels T2 - Cahiers de littérature française 2022, n° 21. Littérature et religion JO - Cahiers de littérature française (ISSN 2430-8293), 21, 2022 DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14453-3.p.0029 SN - 2430-8293 SP - 29 EP - 40 AB - 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. PY - 2023 DA - 2023/01/04 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris KW - Sophie Cottin, sentimental novel, literature of the French Empire, literature and religion, protestantism in literature. LA - fre UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-litterature-francaise-2022-n-21-litterature-et-religion-how-to-break-free-from-passion.html Y2 - 2024/05/20 ER -