[en] Between 1923 and 1934, Philippe Soupault published thirteen novels which all have in common the recurring theme of escape. Rather than engaging with the surrealist theme of imaginary escape, the author explores real-life leaps into the unknown. A range of characters leave their families, wives, habits and jobs to experience greater freedom and escape the constraints of bourgeois society. Adopting a contextual and sociocritical approach, this paper will focus on Soupault's first novel, Le Bon Apôtre, in order to examine this desire for escape.
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
JEUSETTE, Julien ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
French
Title :
Philippe Soupault ou le roman à l'encre de pieuvre
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Travaux en cours
Publisher :
Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
Special issue title :
L'échappée
Volume :
12
Pages :
39-50
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
FnR Project :
FNR5512110 - Oeuvres En Fuite Dans La Littérature Française Entre 1920 Et 1950 Et Postérités Francophones, 2013 (01/09/2013-31/08/2017) - Julien Jeusette
