@article{9ea09634-3c7e-4854-ae05-fad5b999a521, author = {André Thiandoum}, title = {Exile of Saint John Perse: poetic of vivacity as a resistance act}, journal = {Cahiers ERTA}, volume = {2016}, number = {Numéro 9 Actes de résistance}, year = {2016}, issn = {2300-4681}, pages = {23-35},keywords = {history; language; engagement; poetry; action}, abstract = {Exile of Saint-John Perse: poetic of vivacity as a resistance act It is against a negative vision of the evolution of history and against the negligence of the work by some writers on behalf of social engagement that Saint-John Perse (1887-1975) refuses to consider his collection, Exile (1944) as a work of resistance. Loneliness is an essential condition for the creation and the dehistoricization included the theme of the artwork in a timeless and universal dimension. The function of the poet is to recall the importance of a dynamic language that resists to the tyranny of rationalism. The poetic creation is the means to resist any dehumanization. The lesson of optimism of the poet directs man towards a future and a horizon to conquer.}, doi = {10.4467/23538953CE.16.002.4842}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/exil-de-saint-john-perse-resister-par-une-poetique-du-vivant} }