De la femme trahie à La Femme adultère : Medée et Janine ou la sensualité perdue et retrouvée

Carnets

关键词: Medea;    Janine;    sensuality;    exile;    reception;   

DOI  :  10.4000/carnets.1567

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study aims to highlight the issue of sensuality in Albert Camus’ short story The Adulterous Woman and Euripides’ tragedy Medea. Unloved, strangers and exiled from themselves, the two women realize that their kingdom is inaccessible due to a betrayed and incomplete sensuality. Janine cannot find a real place in her marital life, while Medea suffers because of a destroyed marriage. Waiting for sensuality, Janine is rather passive in contrast to Medea : dynamic and passionate, she lives with the consequence of lost sensuality. In the short story, the gradual arousal of consciousness is obvious : Janine goes from calm to ecstasy. The overnight fusion is presented not only as a real copulation but as a metaphysical experience as well, which appears as revelation later on. Under the light of clear consciousness, Medea takes revenge for being expelled from her marriage, while Janine returns there : she bears the "rock" of her destiny, while Medea is using to exorcise her grief. Although both writings narrate the female action, the male presence-absence is everywhere. Indeed, both women’s sensuality is defined, betrayed and finally accomplished in relation to men.

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