Involvement through laughter. Around several minor texts of Albert Cohen Cover Image

S’engager par le rire. Autour de quelques textes mineurs d’Albert Cohen
Involvement through laughter. Around several minor texts of Albert Cohen

Author(s): Carlota Vicens-Pujol
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Albert Cohen; committed writer; humour;Zionismus;

Summary/Abstract: Albert Cohen, a committed writer? It is difficult to answer this question, so much the writeris difficult to classify, as he refuses to belong to any aesthetic movement. But the Zionistcause and the love of the Jewish people have marked his life as a man and as a writer.We will try to specify what is the Cohenian commitment from the analysis of some minortexts, in particular Projections ou Après-minuit à Genève et Mort de Charlot. AlbertCohen chose an aesthetic that is that of laughter, derisory and grotesque to express a dullpain that only humor can translate.

  • Issue Year: 43/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 95-105
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French
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