Rencontres entre littératures d’expression française… de la Renaissance et d’aujourd’hui (à partir de l’œuvre de Patrick Chamoiseau) 1

A number of writers in French, notably Patrick Chamoiseau, can claim to be embracing the heritage of Rabelais, and more generally that of the language and literature "from the time of Rabelais". This partly political discourse aims to align Francophone Studies with a pre-classical and pre-...

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Published in:Australian journal of French studies 2015-09, Vol.52 (3), p.320-333
Main Author: MONFERRAN, JEAN-CHARLES
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
16th century
Caribbean literature
Chamoiseau, Patrick (1953- )
Colloquial language
Cultural heritage
Francophones
French language
French literature
Language history
Latin language
Political discourse
Writers
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Summary:A number of writers in French, notably Patrick Chamoiseau, can claim to be embracing the heritage of Rabelais, and more generally that of the language and literature "from the time of Rabelais". This partly political discourse aims to align Francophone Studies with a pre-classical and pre-colonial conception of French as a language open to orality and lexical diversity. On the other hand, this idea underlines the fact that, in many regards, 16th-century French literature was also a "francophone" literature: at that time, the use of the French vernacular was not an obvious choice. The decision to favour French over Latin in a multilingual context was a deliberate one. This encounter between 16th-century and contemporary literature in French invites us to reread both differently, and to enjoy the destabilising effect this provokes.
ISSN:0004-9468
2046-2913
DOI:10.3828/ajfs.2015.26