Del 98 - Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures

Thresholds: A ‘Complete’ Table of the Borrowings in Yambo Ouologuem’s Le Devoir de violence, and Why They Matter

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvChristopher L. Miller

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Recent research has revealed that the borrowings in Yambo Ouologuem’s epochal novel Le Devoir de violence (Bound to Violence) are far more extensive than was previously thought. Accused of plagiarism, Ouologuem quit the Parisian literary world and returned to a definitive silence in Mali. This book attempts to provide both a complete table of the borrowings in Le Devoir de Violence and a new theory of their meaning. Miller dispels the myth that the borrowings are minor, negligible, or criminal; he argues that they are artful “thresholds,” openings to a profound reconsideration of African history. Ouologuem set up this system of borrowings as a way to invite readers down unexpected paths of meaning. The borrowings are not mere stunts; they are inseparable from Ouologuem’s radical revision of African history and his rejection of Negritude. The table of borrowings in part three of this book will serve as a resource for readers and scholars.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-08-02
Mått163 x 239 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieContemporary French and Francophone Cultures
Antal sidor128
FörlagLiverpool University Press
ISBN9781835532331

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Part OneChronology: Yambo Ouologuem and Le Devoir de ViolencePart TwoIntroductionCan Words Be “Borrowed”?Francophone Literary Borrowing and “Textual Ownership”An Overview of the Borrowings in Le Devoir de violenceThe Schwarz-Bart Connection, and a ComparisonCase StudiesOuologuem’s Forgotten Farewell: “The World is False”ConclusionPart ThreeA Table of the Borrowings in Yambo Ouologuem’s Le Devoir de Violence

"Thresholds of Meaning explores a range of complex historical and social questions pertaining to cultural production, consecration, dissemination, reception, and retrieval. Together, these questions promise to nourish engaging conversations around contemporary debates, while also improving our capacity to evaluate how knowledge will continue to be recorded and transmitted in new and unforeseen ways along the connected pathways of twenty-first century existence." Dominic Thomas, Madeleine Letessier Professor of French, UCLA