ÉCHO(S) DU MYTHE DE NARCISSE CHEZ ANDRÉ GIDE : LES CAHIERS D’ANDRÉ WALTER

• Authors: Diana-Adriana Lefter

Title variants

EN

ECHO(ES) OF THE NARCISSUS MYTH IN ANDRÉ GIDE’S LES CAHIERS D’ANDRÉ WALTER

• Languages of publication: FR

Abstracts

EN

We aim in the present paper at illustrating the importance of the myth of Narcissus in Gide’s prose. The recurrence of this myth is a proof of the fact that the writer often resorts to memory in creating his characters. Looking into the mirror, the basic act of the myth of Narcissus, becomes a gesture through which the writer plunges into his past and psychic. Thus, Narcissus turns into a fragmentary, totalising myth, a hallmark of both Gide’s life and work.

Keywords

EN

myth; psychic; symbolism; mirror; memory

• Publisher: Inter Litteras Research Centre, STEFAN CEL MARE University, Suceava, Romania; STEFAN CEL MARE Publishing House
• Journal: Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors: Researches into Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross-Cultural and Translation Strategies
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 157-164

Contributors

author

Diana-Adriana Lefter

• University of Piteşti, Romania