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The eroticized biblical figure of Eternal Wisdom and its link with Christ has led some men to perceive Christ in his female reflection and to live an erotic relation with He/She. The duality between two paradoxical poles of Christ, one fully male and the other fully female, could be addressed in an apophatic approach of the tension between two opposite poles, the antipodes of an asexualisation of Christ. Thus recognizing the female reflection of Christ could contribute to make Him/Her more “attractive” for men and to take part in the debate about a spiritual theology which takes into account the importance of sensual attraction in the relationship with Christ.
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Grâce aux concepts développés par l’histoire du genre et des femmes, ce mémoire cherche à jeter un regard nouveau sur le parcours de la courtisane libertine du XVIIe siècle Anne de Lenclos, surnommée Ninon. C’est que l’image qui a été véhiculée de Ninon depuis le XVIIIe siècle ne rend pas compte de la complexité du personnage : elle ne met l’accent que sur sa liberté sexuelle, ou au contraire, sur son intelligence et son rôle dans la vie littéraire du Grand Siècle. Une relecture de la correspondance de la courtisane et des documents notariés (actes économiques, testament et inventaire après-décès) la concernant permet cependant de mettre au jour le portrait d’une femme de tête bien différente de celle qui avait jusqu’alors été décrite, réussissant à …
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Balzac, archaeologist of Paris, offers few descriptions of the Seine River in La Comédie humaine. More than a geographical element, the river becomes a symbol of isolation in Balzac's novels—a symbol of desperation, a metaphor of Dante's exile in Les Proscrits. If l'île de la Cité and l'île Saint-Louis are dark and gloomy places that are still linked to the Middle Ages, to theatres of conspiracies and secret societies, as in L'Envers de l'histoire contemporaine, the dark waters of the river deepen the dimension of mystery and exoticism. The Seine attracts desperate characters who, much like Raphaël de Valentin, have shot their last round and are haunted by the shadow of Ophelia. The Seine embodies the Styx of the modern city, the gate between the past and the present, between the living world and the afterlife, where secret Powers reveal themselves.
Keywords: Honoré de Balzac, fleuve Seine, cadre, Ophélie, Styx, Honoré de Balzac, River Seine, Border, Ophelia, Styx
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Now thought to date back to the 6th century, Eugraphius' musings on Terence's comedies have long been overshadowed by those of his predecessor, grammarian Aelius Donat. However, Eugraphius' corpus has interesting technical characteristics : not only does he study Terence's text from a grammatical standpoint, he also reads it from a broad rhetorical angle. Furthermore, he couches his comments in a more structured and redacted form that may explain why they did not generate more interest over time. His desire to create a true opus and not merely string together a collection of thoughts indicates an auctorial will further confirmed by first- and second-person references throughout.