Du vagabondage à la sainteté – la quête de soi dans Becket ou l’honneur de Dieu de Jean Anouilh

• Authors: Sylwia Kucharuk

Title variants

EN

From vagabond to saint – the search for self in Becket or The Honour of God by Jean Anouilh

• Languages of publication: FR

Abstracts

EN

At first glance, the protagonist of the play has none of the characteristics of a vagabond. However, subjected to a more thorough analysis, he proves to be endowed with many features typical of a wanderer, such as alienation, unrest, loneliness, social isolation and individualism. In the text he is described as a man who is « in the search for himself, » his exile is, first and foremost, a metaphysical search for his own « self » and for the meaning of life. He is also a character undergoing a metamorphosis – from a lecher he becomes a saint. The shift seems to come as a consequence of being an exile from his own country. This exile, however, in its literal dimension, becomes too heavy a burden for him, and, be rid of the burden, he chooses to die a martyr. This article presents the evolution of the personality and the shift in the social standing of the character, as well as the reasons for, and consequence of, his exile.

Keywords

FR

vagabond; evolution of the personality; saint martyr; alienation; search for one's own personality

EN

vagabond; evolution of the personality; saint martyr; alienation; search for one's own personality

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Wydawnictwo Werset
• Journal: Quêtes littéraires
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 94-102

Dates

published

2014-12-30

Contributors

author

Sylwia Kucharuk

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/ql.4576