Les visages du heros l'initiation dans les romans de Chretien de Troyes

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dc.contributor.advisorNelson, Deborahen_US
dc.creatorGeorgescu, Georgetaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:02:25Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:02:25Zen_US
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractIn a atemporal space where the real and the fantastic intertwine, the heroes of Chretien de Troyes represent projections of an ideal personality. Their symbolic quest is but means of individuation, since, through voyage, the heroes undertake a task of double exploration: that of the exterior and that of the interior world. The confrontation with Evil is the expression of the hero's internal struggle and his adventures translate into initiatic terms. The plot of Chretien de Troyes' works evinces a mythical structure: the voyage of the hero into the "Other World" and his triumphant return. His characteristics of "the chosen one", of the champion of order, as well as his newly acquired status will be acknowledged by the community. Redeemed either by a religious experience or by submission to a lady and/or to the code of conduct, the hero reconquers his place in the world. An approach based on parallelism and juxtaposition has allowed this study to look into the archetypal nature of Chretien de Troyes' heroes, to interpret the recurrent motifs and patterns, which lend the hero an archetypal dimension. Structured around the hero's identity crisis and quest this study explores the relationship between myth, tale and romance.en_US
dc.format.extent207 p.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS FRENCH 1998 GEORGESCUen_US
dc.identifier.citationGeorgescu, Georgeta. "Les visages du heros l'initiation dans les romans de Chretien de Troyes." (1998) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19262">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19262</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19262en_US
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dc.subjectMedieval literatureen_US
dc.subjectRomance literatureen_US
dc.titleLes visages du heros l'initiation dans les romans de Chretien de Troyesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentFrenchen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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