The silence of a present person in some French 20th century drama

Krystyna Modrzejewska

Université d'Opole , Poland


Abstract

The consideration of the silence of a present person in some French 20th century drama reveals the power and the cruelty of human silence. The play by Anouilh displays the destiny of a woman who is convicted to be a voiceless witness, whereas the one by Beckett shows the silence of a husband begged by his companion to confirm her presence. In the play by Lagarce, the agony of an ungrateful son unleashes a torrent of complaints pronounced by a women belonging to his family. Finally, both of the analysed plays by Sarraute show the consequences of silence in relations between friends.

Keywords:

silence, Anouilh, Beckett, Lagarce, Sarraute



Anouilh J. 2002. Antigone. Paris. La Table Ronde.

Beckett S. 1963-1974. Oh les beaux jours. Paris. Les Éditions de Minuit.

Goffman E. 1973. La mise en scène de la vie quotidienne. Paris. Les Éditions de Minuit.

Lagarce J.-L. 1997. J’étais dans la maison et j’attendais que la pluie vienne. Besançon. Les Solitaires Intempestifs.

Le Robert des grands écrivains de langue française. 2000. Paris.

Morin E. 2001. L’identité humaine. Paris. Seuil.

Pavis P. 2002a. Dictionnaire du théâtre. Paris. Armand Colin.

Pavis P. 2002b. Le théâtre contemporain. Paris. Nathan.

Sarraute N. 1996. Œuvres complètes. Paris. Gallimard. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.

Sartre J.-P. 1990. Huis clos. Paris. Gallimard.

Published
2012-12-30


Modrzejewska, K. “Le Silence De La Personne présente Dans Le théâtre français Du XXe siècle”. Quêtes littéraires, no. 2, Dec. 2012, pp. 93-100, doi:10.31743/ql.4630.

Krystyna Modrzejewska  kwmodrzejewska@wp.pl
Université d'Opole



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