TY - JOUR
TI - La révolte et la croix : Paul Claudel de La Ville
AU - Turk, Boštjan Marko
TI - La révolte et la croix : Paul Claudel de La Ville
AB - 
	
		The revolt and the cross : Paul Claudel from La Ville
	
		The second variant of La Ville, written in the light of conversion in 1886, bears the marks of readings made by the author at a crucial moment in the evolution of his thought. Apart from the declared animosities (towards Renan and Taine, above all), the spirit of revolt, as well as the reminiscences of the natural disaster, bring to mind Claudel’s enthusiasm for the Illuminations. But that’s not the only source of inspiration. Claudel, in the throes of conversion, introduces the Judeo-Christian narrative to thwart the enigma of predestination. La Ville is also based on Christian eschatological symbols : at the end of the drama these allow the son of the poet (Coeuvre) and his muse (Lâla) to carry out the general conversion. The kingdom of heaven is now, mutatis mutandis, within the reach of humankind.

VL - Tom 21 (2021)
IS - Tom 21, Numer 3
PY - 2021
SN - 1732-8705
C1 - 2084-3917
SP - 187
EP - 196
DO - 10.4467/20843917RC.21.019.14191
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/romanica-cracoviensia/artykul/la-revolte-et-la-croix-paul-claudel-de-la-ville
KW - Paul Claudel
KW - La Ville
KW - Renan
KW - Taine
KW - Rimbaud
KW - Illuminations
KW - symbolic figures
KW - death
KW - conversion
KW - cross