%0 Journal Article
%T Exile of Saint John Perse: poetic of vivacity as a resistance act
%A Thiandoum, André
%J Cahiers ERTA
%V 2016
%R 10.4467/23538953CE.16.002.4842
%N Numéro 9 Actes de résistance
%P 23-35
%K history, language, engagement, poetry, action
%@ 2300-4681
%D 2016
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/exil-de-saint-john-perse-resister-par-une-poetique-du-vivant
%X 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.