Real and imaginary in Le Grand Meaulnes of Alain-Fournier Cover Image

Réel et imaginaire dans Le Grand Meaulnes d`Alain-Fournier
Real and imaginary in Le Grand Meaulnes of Alain-Fournier

Author(s): Rodica Tomescu
Subject(s): Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: adventure; reality; dream; imaginary; evasion; expectation; quest; Alain-Fournier;

Summary/Abstract: Disappointed with the immediate reality, with a world in which they feel misunderstood and that they fail to understand, and with the thirst for adventure typical of their age, the teenagers in the novel Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier try to take refuge in dreams and imaginary worlds where they can accomplish their hopes and expectations. Throughout the novel, the real elements intertwine with the imaginary aspects that are being provided by the heroes’ sensibility and quest for evasion.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 66-74
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French
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