André Malraux
Subtitle: the "farfelu" as expression of the feminine and the erotic
By: Domnica Radulescu.
Series: American university studies. Series II, Romance languages and literatures,; v. 209; American university studies.; v. 209.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Malraux, André, 1901-1976 -- Characters -- Women.; Women and literature -- France -- History -- 20th century.; Erotic literature, French -- History and criticism.; Femininity in literature.; Beauty, Personal, in literature.; Sex in literature.
Description: Be it in the light fantastic of his early work, or the classic tragedy of La Condition humaine, or the sensuous poetry of the Antimemoires, Andre Malraux uses "farfelu" and related discourses to represent, not the simple "misogyny" of his critics, but a complex image of the symbolism of the sexes and of their interrelations - notably as regards the erotic, maternal, artistic and other aspects of the feminine.

As Domnica Radulescu shows, in phenomenological (Bachelardian) terms, "farfelu" discourse is part of Malraux's creation through art of a true "anti-destiny," a cosmic eroticism which recursively forms the primary material of the poetic imagination.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-216).