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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1986
Description
The relationship between the mother and the child in Duras
is most fully developed in the novels La Vie Tranquille
(1944), Un Barrage contre le Pacifique (1950), Les Petits
Chevaux de Tarquinia (1953), Moderato cantabile (1958),
and L' Amant (1984). The relationship is intense, initially
joyful but ultimately alienated. It dramatizes the
feminine needs of the mother and the filial needs of the
child, always in conflict. It weakens, as the mother undergoes
personal trials, and, as the child grows older,
love turns to hate and despair. This study of the novels
reveals a consistent structure: the mother-child relationship
in Duras is repeatedly depicted as an enslaving experience, comparable in its passionate development to a
foredoomed love affair.
is most fully developed in the novels La Vie Tranquille
(1944), Un Barrage contre le Pacifique (1950), Les Petits
Chevaux de Tarquinia (1953), Moderato cantabile (1958),
and L' Amant (1984). The relationship is intense, initially
joyful but ultimately alienated. It dramatizes the
feminine needs of the mother and the filial needs of the
child, always in conflict. It weakens, as the mother undergoes
personal trials, and, as the child grows older,
love turns to hate and despair. This study of the novels
reveals a consistent structure: the mother-child relationship
in Duras is repeatedly depicted as an enslaving experience, comparable in its passionate development to a
foredoomed love affair.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
52 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14292
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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1986.
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Date Backup
1986
Date Text
1986
Date Issued (EDTF)
1986
Extension
FAU
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FADT14292
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
DIAFERIA, MICHAELA.
Graduate College
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52 p.
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Title Plain
LA RELATION MERE-ENFANT CHEZ DURAS. (FRENCH TEXT)
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Origin Information
1986
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
LA RELATION MERE-ENFANT CHEZ DURAS. (FRENCH TEXT)
Other Title Info
LA RELATION MERE-ENFANT CHEZ DURAS. (FRENCH TEXT)