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Title
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DU FANTASTIQUE FRANÇAIS AU RÉEL MERVEILLEUX HAÏTIEN : L’INCONTOURNABLE VA-ET-VIENT LITTÉRAIRE.
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Creator
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Noel, Lochard, Esquilín, Mary Ann Gosser, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Abstract/Description
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French literature has undoubtedly exerted a marked influence over Haitian letters. Since the Middle Ages, notable elements of the fantastic, such as loups-garous and talking animals in lais and fables, all the way to the unheimlich narratives of the nineteenth century, are also present in Haitian works with strong overtones of the oral traditions of slave narratives. However, Haitian literature, given its syncretic nature, offers not just an array of talking animals and “magic realist”...
Show moreFrench literature has undoubtedly exerted a marked influence over Haitian letters. Since the Middle Ages, notable elements of the fantastic, such as loups-garous and talking animals in lais and fables, all the way to the unheimlich narratives of the nineteenth century, are also present in Haitian works with strong overtones of the oral traditions of slave narratives. However, Haitian literature, given its syncretic nature, offers not just an array of talking animals and “magic realist” episodes, but a unique “fantastic being,” the zombie. In turn, these figures have made their way not just into the Haitian folkloric tradition, but infused with political undertones, have become pivotal metaphors for contemporary Haitian writers on the island, as well as for those who write in the diaspora, to explore the nation’s oppressive governments. This dissertation traces the origins of such figures and their creative reincarnations today.
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Date Issued
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2020
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013598
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Subject Headings
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Haitian literature, Comparative literature, French literature, Fantastic literature
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Pragmatism & Somaesthetics.
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Creator
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Shusterman, Richard, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Abstract/Description
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This video is a question and answer session which took place at Grande Ecole de Commerce in Paris, France.
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Date Issued
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2010
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005271
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Subject Headings
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Human body (Philosophy), Aesthetics--Physiological aspects.
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Video file
