Léon l’Africain à la « rencontre » de la Renaissance

The purpose of this article is to study the travel narrative of Hassan el-Wazzan, alias Jean-Léon l’Africain; he proposes to show how this half -real and half-fictional character can be considered as a "man of the Renaissance" and how, in his captivity in Rome, he was able to transform his...

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Main Author:	Abdelkrim Benslim
Format:	Article
Language:	fra
Published:	Université Abderrahmane Mira - Bejaia 2017-06-01
Series:	Multilinguales
Subjects:	Leo the African Hassan el-Wazzan travel story man of the Renaissance Descrittione dell’Africa
Online Access:	http://journals.openedition.org/multilinguales/318

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spelling	doaj-8828d0268d6c49a6b7fa754f059582352020-11-25T03:36:05ZfraUniversité Abderrahmane Mira - BejaiaMultilinguales2335-15352335-18532017-06-01810.4000/multilinguales.318Léon l’Africain à la « rencontre » de la RenaissanceAbdelkrim BenslimThe purpose of this article is to study the travel narrative of Hassan el-Wazzan, alias Jean-Léon l’Africain; he proposes to show how this half -real and half-fictional character can be considered as a "man of the Renaissance" and how, in his captivity in Rome, he was able to transform his prison stay into a moment of learning new knowledge, reflection and scriptural creativity. A veritable initiatory quest, this forced exile enabled him, thanks to his sagacity and his wisdom, to enter fully into the Italian Renaissance on the same level. We shall have to apprehend the experience of Leon’s departure from his own as a true story to be read in both Europe and the Maghreb.http://journals.openedition.org/multilinguales/318Leo the AfricanHassan el-Wazzantravel storyman of the RenaissanceDescrittione dell’Africa
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title	Léon l’Africain à la « rencontre » de la Renaissance
title_short	Léon l’Africain à la « rencontre » de la Renaissance
title_full	Léon l’Africain à la « rencontre » de la Renaissance
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description	The purpose of this article is to study the travel narrative of Hassan el-Wazzan, alias Jean-Léon l’Africain; he proposes to show how this half -real and half-fictional character can be considered as a "man of the Renaissance" and how, in his captivity in Rome, he was able to transform his prison stay into a moment of learning new knowledge, reflection and scriptural creativity. A veritable initiatory quest, this forced exile enabled him, thanks to his sagacity and his wisdom, to enter fully into the Italian Renaissance on the same level. We shall have to apprehend the experience of Leon’s departure from his own as a true story to be read in both Europe and the Maghreb.
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Léon l’Africain à la « rencontre » de la Renaissance

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