FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)

FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)

Conceived in the 16th century as one of the zannis (clownish valets) of the commedia dell’arte, Pierrot becomes a frequent theme of decadent literary works and paintings. The fin de siècle period is fascinated by this androgyne creature endowed with a floured face and an undefined body covered with...

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Main Author: Eva Voldřichová Beránková
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Ostium 2015-06-01
Series:Ostium
Subjects:
French literature
Pierrot
decadence
invisible
commedia dell’arte
Online Access:http://www.ostium.sk/sk/face-blanche-bouche-muette-corps-tourmente-pierrot-linvisible-dans-les-representations-decadentes/
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spelling doaj-ec75ee478e5f4eee97fe199b0b8fde1d2020-11-25T01:06:45ZcesOstiumOstium1336-65562015-06-01112FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)Eva Voldřichová Beránková0Université Charles de Prague, Faculté des Lettres, Institut d’Études romanes, PragueConceived in the 16th century as one of the zannis (clownish valets) of the commedia dell’arte, Pierrot becomes a frequent theme of decadent literary works and paintings. The fin de siècle period is fascinated by this androgyne creature endowed with a floured face and an undefined body covered with a wide piece of clothing. Most of the contemporary creators perceive Pierrot as a perfect personification of the decadent spirit. Our study seeks to demonstrate the development of this character in several decadent novels, stories, poems, plays, pantomimes and paintings. What does the invisible man hide? What aspirations and anxieties of French society does he reveal? And why had his interpretations changed so radically at the beginning of the 20th century?http://www.ostium.sk/sk/face-blanche-bouche-muette-corps-tourmente-pierrot-linvisible-dans-les-representations-decadentes/French literaturePierrotdecadenceinvisiblecommedia dell’arte
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FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)
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Pierrot
decadence
invisible
commedia dell’arte
author_facet Eva Voldřichová Beránková
author_sort Eva Voldřichová Beránková
title FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)
title_short FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)
title_full FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)
title_fullStr FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)
title_full_unstemmed FACE BLANCHE, BOUCHE MUETTE, CORPS TOURMENTÉ : « PIERROT L’INVISIBLE » DANS LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DÉCADENTES (White face, silent mouth, troubled body. “Invisible Pierrot” in decadent depictions)
title_sort face blanche, bouche muette, corps tourmenté : « pierrot l’invisible » dans les représentations décadentes (white face, silent mouth, troubled body. “invisible pierrot” in decadent depictions)
publisher Ostium
series Ostium
issn 1336-6556
publishDate 2015-06-01
description Conceived in the 16th century as one of the zannis (clownish valets) of the commedia dell’arte, Pierrot becomes a frequent theme of decadent literary works and paintings. The fin de siècle period is fascinated by this androgyne creature endowed with a floured face and an undefined body covered with a wide piece of clothing. Most of the contemporary creators perceive Pierrot as a perfect personification of the decadent spirit. Our study seeks to demonstrate the development of this character in several decadent novels, stories, poems, plays, pantomimes and paintings. What does the invisible man hide? What aspirations and anxieties of French society does he reveal? And why had his interpretations changed so radically at the beginning of the 20th century?
topic French literature
Pierrot
decadence
invisible
commedia dell’arte
url http://www.ostium.sk/sk/face-blanche-bouche-muette-corps-tourmente-pierrot-linvisible-dans-les-representations-decadentes/
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