Alexandre Papadiamantis : Aspects poétiques du monachisme dans l’œuvre du Saint des Lettres Grecques
The present contribution proposes to explore some literary depictions of monastic life in the work of Modern Greece’s national writer Alexandros Papadiamantis. Contrary to the orthodox critics, who have imposed a univocal theological approach of his artistic universe, and focusing on his novel The M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre d'Études Balkaniques
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Balkaniques |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/5021 |
| Summary: | The present contribution proposes to explore some literary depictions of monastic life in the work of Modern Greece’s national writer Alexandros Papadiamantis. Contrary to the orthodox critics, who have imposed a univocal theological approach of his artistic universe, and focusing on his novel The Merchants of Nations [Οἱ Ἔμποροι τῶν Ἐθνῶν], which holds the germs of his main ideas, we try to reveal the poetic religion of this fascinating writer, dubbed in his home country “the Saint of Greek literature”. Thus, under the cover of a historical narrative, a world of fantasies, desires and perversions arises, that endows its writing with a wealth of depth and a timeless quality. |
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| ISSN: | 0290-7402 2261-4184 |