Patti conoscitivi. Loti, Malraux, Barthes tra io e mondo

Published

2024-12-19 — Updated on 2024-12-19

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13138/2723-9020/3765

Authors

  • Giovanni Salvagnini Zanazzo Università degli Studi di Padova

Abstract

This article proposes an overview on three cognitive pacts set by French writers in relation to Japan. In Pierre Loti’s Madame Chrysanthème, the position of the narrator is a representation of the consequences of an irreflexive intercultural exploration. In Malraux and Barthes’ works, the more developed theoretical reflection leads to a less traumatic encounter with the Other. However, all the three literary texts show the oscillatory mechanic of knowledge, always influenced by the position of the questioning I.