Écho des études romanes 2016, 12(1):27-40 | DOI: 10.32725/eer.2016.003
De la viabilité du texte automatique dans le théâtre : S’il vous plaît, I, 1French
- Université d'Ostrava
Mots clés: texte automatique; théâtre; surréalisme; isotopie; motivation; Breton; Soupault
On the viability of the automatic text in theatre: S´il vous plaît, I, 1
The study researches to what extent the main means of artistic expression of the first phase of surrealism, the automatic text, can be operational in drama, the genre which is essentially based on acceptable significations. Firstly, the characteristics of the automatic text are made precise as to stylistics and pragmatics (motivation), and confronted with motivation principles in a dialogue. Subsequently , the study develops an analysis of a scene included in one of the earliest surrealist plays, S'il vous plaît, by the duo Breton - Soupault, published in Les Champs magnétiques in 1920. The analysis focuses on the act I - a very short independent « play », and its scene 1, which should cover the exposition and the emergence of the conflict. Such functions seem difficult to make compatible with « l'automatisme psychique pur » (Breton) and are thus a challenge for closer observation.
Keywords: automatic text; theatre; surrealism; isotopy; motivation; Breton; Soupault
Published: June 11, 2016 Show citation
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