Étang donné

Sjef Houppermans

doi:10.18352/relief.928

Étang donné

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Sjef Houppermans

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/relief.928

Keywords:

Raymond Roussel, l’Etoile au front, grèbe, étant donnés, Impressions d’Afrique, mise en abyme

Abstract

The pond with grebes featured in L’Étoile au front, a play by Raymond Roussel from 1924, not only hides a precious treasure but also serves as a perfect mise en abyme of his poetic approach, where homonymy and doubles occupy the forefront. The given pond, the equation can be guessed. Marcel Duchamp was especially fascinated by the Roussellian worm from Impressions d’Afrique, a 1910 novel, which he adapted in many different ways. Yet, his last masterpiece, Étant donnés, an installation he created between 1946 and 1966, could very well connect with the famous pond. To vary the perspectives, we will end up with certain collages.

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Author Biography

Sjef Houppermans

Professeur de littérature française à l’Université de Leiden, Sjef Houppermans a publié des livres sur Proust, Beckett et Robbe-Grillet entre autres, ainsi que le recueil Lectures du désir. Il combine la stylistique, la psychanalyse et la philosophie dans ses lectures de la littérature moderne et contemporaine

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Published

2016-06-21

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016): Marcel Duchamp as a litteral artist

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Articles - thematic dossier

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