Durtal dans les méandres de sa conversion

Aleksandra Kamińska

Durtal dans les méandres de sa conversion

Publication date: 28.06.2024

Cahiers ERTA, 2024, Numéro 38, pp. 113 - 131

https://doi.org/10.4467/23538953CE.24.013.19936

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Durtal and the ways of conversion: between design, destiny and vocation

Abstract

In this paper we show that the conversion of Durtal appears in its epistemological dimension. For the hero, this dimension can be observed in his almost haunting attempt to understand his spiritual journey in the face of the unfathomable will of God. The analysis of his monologues explicitly demonstrates that, despite his conversion, Durtal sank into spiritual stagnation. Consequently, even spiritual accompaniment becomes for him only a palliative. For the Huysmansian hero, conversion has another dimension – this is a spiritual emancipation which is realized only in the contemplation of divine perfection to the detriment of all community rules imposed by the Church or by contemporary society.

Keywords

Durtal, conversion, destiny, vocation, grace

Durtal, conversion, destin, vocation, grâce

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Information: Cahiers ERTA, 2024, Numéro 38, pp. 113 - 131

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/23538953CE.24.013.19936

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Durtal and the ways of conversion: between design, destiny and vocation

French: Durtal dans les méandres de sa conversion

Authors

Aleksandra Kamińska

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-9666

Szczecin University
Poland

Published at: 28.06.2024

Received at: 04.06.2023

Accepted at: 29.02.2024

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY

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Aleksandra Kamińska (Author) - 100%

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