Using unpublished documents preserved in Russian and French archives, this article studies the “hagiographie marxiste” of Henri Barbusse. After unsuccessful attempts to have Meyerhold’s theater perform Jésus contre Dieu. Mystère avec cinéma et musique (1927), the writer reused elements of his play in the script for the film Les Créateurs (1935), dedicated to Stalin, a project that also did not come to fruition. However, his biography forged the canon that would sacralize the little father of nations.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-11766-7
EAN:9782406117667
ISSN: 2105-2689
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-11766-7.p.0105
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 05-14-2021
Periodicity: Quarterly
Language: French
Keyword: Barbusse, Jesus, Lunacharsky, Meyerhold, Stalin