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Taratantara: la mémoire et l'oubli du décasyllabe dans la poésie de Raymond Queneau

Bories, Anne-Sophie. (2014) Taratantara: la mémoire et l'oubli du décasyllabe dans la poésie de Raymond Queneau. PhiN. Philologie im Netz: Beihefte (7). pp. 112-129.

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Abstract

Although Raymond Queneau employs a variety of canonical metres in his poetry, he appears to avoid the decasyllable almost completely. On the rare occasions when he does use it, he systematically opts for a 5-5 metre instead of the canonical 4-6, thus forgetting both the decasyllable itself and its tradi- tional metre. The 5-5 metre bears neither the epic nor the lyric registers of the 4-6, being linked more to folk song, with connotations of a lower register. In this article I make use of an extensive database developed specifically to analyse Raymond Queneau's versification, in order to assess the form and the meaning of Queneau's decasyllable. I link the use of this metre to the themes of memory and the past. Queneau, whilst forgetting a canonical metre - the 4-6 -, remembers a rare one - the 5-5 - and uses this vulgar verse to address a serious, metaphysical reflection on the passing of time. This mismatching of subject and tone is typical of Queneau's writing practices.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Neuere franz. und allg. Literaturwissenschaft (Marchal)
UniBasel Contributors:Bories, Anne-Sophie
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:PhiN
ISSN:1436-7211
e-ISSN:1436-7211
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:18 Feb 2020 15:52
Deposited On:18 Feb 2020 15:52

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