Le rôle du chronotope dans la formation du mythe du héros dans Saladin, texte anonyme du XVe siècle

• Authors: Karolina Leśniewska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article intends to show how only the treatment of time and space in the XVth century novel Saladin influences the mythologization of the hero. The world of Saladin doesn’t seem to have any limits and it revels in the sultan’s extraordinary strength, that only Europe can stop. The geographical situation of this continent evokes the presence of the sea, which constitutes one of the most interesting elements of the novel, although there is no precise description of this element. It gives rise to associations related to the isolation of the hero; the sea will also be chosen as the place of his death. While the space aspect of the novel is very richly illustrated, the time aspect is treated in a quite curt manner. The only exception is the presentation of the time of the sultan’s death, which permits us to take up some questions related with his faith.

Keywords

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• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Romanica Cracoviensia
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2009

online

2009-10-06

Contributors

author

Karolina Leśniewska