Pour une poétique du silence chez Jean Amrouche : « Lettres de l’Absent »
The Poetics of Silence in Jean Amrouche's Letters of the Absent

Summary/Abstract: The last collection of poems by Jean Amrouche published in 1937 is written under the sign of absence. The character nicknamed «The Absent» lives in exile far from his homeland. In this article, we propose to read the poems entitled «Letters of the Absent» in the light of the silence that is the result of the absence. Three parts are highlighted, the one where the Absent is confronted with solitude, the one where he encounters silence and the one where he discovers the saving power of silence. All these silences are meditative experiences that allow the poet to go in search of the lost Childhood.

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