« Barbe Bleue » d'Amélie Nothomb - avatars et perspectives
"Barbe Bleue" by Amélie Nothomb - avatars and perspectives

Author(s): Elena Simina Bădărău
Subject(s): Cultural history, Comparative Study of Literature, French Literature, Cultural Essay, Philology
Published by: Editura Junimea
Keywords: story; metamorphosis; colors; glance; obsession; secrets;
Summary/Abstract: "Blue Beard" by Amélie Nothomb illustrates from the very beginning certain elements of intertextuality and seeks to enrich the famous story of Charles Perrault through an insolit perspective and innovative style, dynamic dialogues and powerful characters showing extreme passions. One can identify here the phenomenology of the mystery referring to a secret chamber, associated with inexpressible things, whose indiscretion becomes overwhelming. Stepping through the door (“l’entr-ouvert”) - unavoidable and terrifying place, means beyond doubt changing the characters’s lives. Our study mainly refers to a comparative analysis which focuses both on the metamorphosis of the story into a novel and the avatars of the latter one along the process of narration or adaptation from Blue Beard myth in a modern context, in short, the premises of an original writing, surprising and profound at the same time.

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