Translating the Eternal Feminine: Portraits of the Artist in Alexandre Vialatte’s Battling le ténébreux
In Alexandre Vialatte’s 1928 novel, Battling le ténébreux , a young man projects his quest for self upon a mysterious woman. The character Erna Schnorr incarnates the eternal feminine – a vision of woman constructed for the male hero’s self-realisation. But, penned by a writer-translator amid th...
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The University of Western Australia
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Essays in French Literature and Culture |
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| Online Access: | https://essaysinfrenchliteratureandculture.com/francis-egan-translating-the-eternal-feminine-portraits-of-the-artist-in-alexandre-vialattes-battling-le-tenebreux-essays-in-french-literature-and-culture-56-2019/ |