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History, Violence and Poetics: Saint-John Perse and René Char

1991; New Prairie Press; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4148/2334-4415.1285

ISSN

2334-4415

Autores

Nathan Bracher,

Tópico(s)

Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration

Resumo

This essay explores the parallel yet opposite stances taken both personally and textually by Perse and Char with respect to drama of World War II. While Perse remained disdainfully aloof from public affairs after the defeat and proclaimed in his poetry his solidarity with all humanity, Char explicitly linked his writing to events, yet sought to create a human space removed from history's upheavals. Striving to transcend the vicissitudes of individual existence, Perse celebrates an epic vision of history that overlooks and even condones its violence. Focusing on the inconsistent, fragmentary nature of existence, Char prevents us from having any teleological delusions concerning war.

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