Abstract
In Laurichesse's novel, the reader is struck both by the mysterious atmosphere of the text and by the book's continual insistence on the weather conditions that play a major part in the plot. Bringing these two elements of the text into interaction, this article examines their relation to the theme of artistic creation by analysing a series of literary and ekphrastic intertextual references. It concludes that for the author, the enriching and transformational power of art transcends the inevitable mysteries of the human condition.
| Translated title of the contribution | 'The page stretched ahead': mystery and weather in Jean-Yves Laurichesse's "L'Hiver en Arcadie" |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 245-256 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Littératures |
| Volume | Géographie sensible |
| Issue number | 89 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Laurichesse
- literature
- art
- ekphrasis
- mise en abyme
- weather