Sweeney Astray ou un horizon mythique et collectif pour une voix personnelle
This article studies how the medieval myth of Buile Suibhne tackles the (im)possibility of creating and reaching a personal voice thanks to language – be it linked to poetry or religion. In this text, singularity emerges from a changing society which both allows and restricts the expression of the i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses universitaires de Rennes
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Revue LISA |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/6089 |
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| Summary: | This article studies how the medieval myth of Buile Suibhne tackles the (im)possibility of creating and reaching a personal voice thanks to language – be it linked to poetry or religion. In this text, singularity emerges from a changing society which both allows and restricts the expression of the individual self. The themes of the medieval text and its structure (it was first oral then written, anonymously transcribed by monks then rewritten by renowned writers) give famous translators and writers the opportunity to feel the tension between the community’s heritage and the singularity of creation. At a different level, Heaney’s different versions of the myth also show how translation is another means of raising the question of authorship and individualism. |
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| ISSN: | 1762-6153 |