L’Être et le « là » dans Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein

The study of là, the adverb of place, will provide the opportunity to rediscover the major themes found in ­Duras’ work. Several illustrations of this usage shows that the adverb is inextricably linked to the ontological problematic, and the syntagm être là can claim to characterize ­Duras’ style just as it defines the mot-trou. One of these occurrences will then be analyzed with a predominantly Lacanian approach (via the mirror stage).