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The present thesis focuses on how Angela Carter (1940 – 1992) recaptured the ideas and principles of the Marquis de Sade (1740 – 1814) so as to assert her feminist ideas through the exploitation of pornography and sexual violence in The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (1972). After an overview of Carter’s literary life, it will trace the author’s views on Sade and what she called “moral pornography” as well as the relationship the latter can have with feminism, on the one hand by taking a close look at the highly controversial essay The Sadeian Woman (1978) and on the other hand by dealing with the explosive debate on the pornography issue that took place within the feminist movement during the 1980s. It will then offer an analysis of Carter’s novel, approaching a variety of topics ranging from the inclusion of Sadeian characters within the plot to the elaboration of powerful Carterian heroines by way of distinctive features directly borrowed from pornography – such as dehumanisation, the stereotypical representation of femininity and gender relations, and the banalisation of sexual violence against women, all of it being subjected to criticism.
Angela Carter --- The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman --- Sade --- Pornography --- Moral Pornography --- Sexual Violence --- Feminism --- The Sadeian Woman --- English Literature --- Arts & sciences humaines > Littérature
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Cet ouvrage collectif a été réalisé par le centre de recherches Inter-langues d'Angers (CRILA) qui regroupe des enseignants-chercheurs anglicistes de l'université d'Angers. Ils ont ici fait œuvre commune, et la partie théorique émane de leurs travaux. Les notions de métatextualité et de métafiction, souvent utilisées lors des études littéraires et dans les articles de critique, sont cependant mal maîtrisées par les étudiants. D'autre part, si certains ouvrages – assez rares et souvent en langue anglaise – traitent de la question, les points de vue divergent quant à la nature de la métatextualité et de la métafiction, termes souvent confondus. L'équipe de chercheurs, après avoir posé la problématique, s’est donné une hypothèse commune, a défini ses axes de recherche pour parvenir à une étude cohérente qui tente de faire le point sur les acquis et d'apporter une pierre à l'édifice de la recherche. Si la démarche est collective, chaque chapitre théorique est le fruit d'une recherche personnelle de son auteur. Après la partie théorique, des articles portant sur des nouvelles d'Angela Carter et émanant de chercheurs du CRILA et d'autres spécialistes d'universités françaises proposent une mise en œuvre critique de la réflexion théorique.
Fiction --- Intertextualité. --- Fiction, Théorie de la. --- History and criticism. --- Carter, Angela, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Critique et interprétation. --- History and criticism --- Criticism and interpretation --- Fiction - 20th century̨ - History and criticism --- Carter, Angela, - 1940-1992 - Criticism and interpretation --- Literature (General) --- Angela Carter --- intertextualité --- fiction --- réalité --- littérature --- Carter, Angela (1940-1992) --- Intertextualité --- Théorie de la fiction --- Réalité --- Critique et interprétation --- Dans la littérature --- Carter, Angela, - 1940-1992
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"Starting with a sophisticated exploration of the historical development of the grotesque in literature, the book outlines the aesthetic trajectories of Angela Carter, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Iain Banks, Will Self and Toby Litt and offers detailed critical readings of key works of modern fiction including The Bloody Chamber (1979), Money (1984), The Child in Time (1987), The Wasp Factory (1984), Great Apes (1997) and Ghost Story (2004). The book shows how the grotesque continues to be a powerful force in contemporary writing and provides an illuminating picture of often controversial aspects of recent fiction."--Publisher's website.
English fiction --- Grotesque in literature. --- English literature --- History and criticism. --- Literature --- Literary Theory --- LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh --- Ireland --- Angela Carter. --- British fiction. --- British grotesque. --- British literature. --- European literary tradition. --- Iain Banks. --- Ian McEwan. --- Martin Amis. --- Toby Litt. --- Will Self. --- artistic mode. --- contemporary British writing. --- hallucinating characters. --- monstrous metamorphoses.
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