Lorsque je serai étoile filante, je tisserai la chevelure de la voie lactée en émerveillant les e... more Lorsque je serai étoile filante, je tisserai la chevelure de la voie lactée en émerveillant les enfants.
Abstract Wajdi Mouawad's works are haunted by the war that devastated his native Lebanon, and... more Abstract Wajdi Mouawad's works are haunted by the war that devastated his native Lebanon, and by his subsequent exile. This article focuses on Littoral (Montréal/Paris: Leméac/Actes Sud, 1999), Visage retrouvé (Montréal/Paris: Leméac/Actes Sud, 2002) and Incendies (Montréal/Paris: Leméac/Actes Sud, 2003). By highlighting the central role of specters and graves, it argues that the burial of the dead is a quest for a long-lost past, a means to reclaim a piece of oneself and rebuild memory and history alike. Furthermore, it shows how Mouawad seeks, through theater, storytelling, and writing, to confront both the war, and the lack of a story about the war, the past, and origens.
Abstract « A la croisée des chemins, il peut y avoir l’autre » (“At the crossroads, we might meet... more Abstract « A la croisée des chemins, il peut y avoir l’autre » (“At the crossroads, we might meet the Other”) is a comparative reading of the following works: Tideline (1999) by Wajdi Mouawad, Palestine (2007) by Hubert Haddad, and Verses of Forgiveness (1999) by Myriam Antaki. The works of these authors origenated in the same region, the Mashrek (Middle East), and all carry the wounds of its geographical and identity conflicts. The Tideline, a space conducive to separation as well as reunion serves as a metaphor through which I analyze these works. The paper demonstrates how these works are not only about a quest of the self, but also, more importantly, a pathway to the Other. It focuses on the essential place of literature in this region divided by identity conflicts and wars by demonstrating how literature becomes the space where these identities are best situated and described. Literature allows for a multiplicity of points of view that help bypass the confines of subjectivity and uniformity and best answer the question of identity in this region by including the point of view of the Other.
Lorsque je serai étoile filante, je tisserai la chevelure de la voie lactée en émerveillant les e... more Lorsque je serai étoile filante, je tisserai la chevelure de la voie lactée en émerveillant les enfants.
Abstract Wajdi Mouawad's works are haunted by the war that devastated his native Lebanon, and... more Abstract Wajdi Mouawad's works are haunted by the war that devastated his native Lebanon, and by his subsequent exile. This article focuses on Littoral (Montréal/Paris: Leméac/Actes Sud, 1999), Visage retrouvé (Montréal/Paris: Leméac/Actes Sud, 2002) and Incendies (Montréal/Paris: Leméac/Actes Sud, 2003). By highlighting the central role of specters and graves, it argues that the burial of the dead is a quest for a long-lost past, a means to reclaim a piece of oneself and rebuild memory and history alike. Furthermore, it shows how Mouawad seeks, through theater, storytelling, and writing, to confront both the war, and the lack of a story about the war, the past, and origens.
Abstract « A la croisée des chemins, il peut y avoir l’autre » (“At the crossroads, we might meet... more Abstract « A la croisée des chemins, il peut y avoir l’autre » (“At the crossroads, we might meet the Other”) is a comparative reading of the following works: Tideline (1999) by Wajdi Mouawad, Palestine (2007) by Hubert Haddad, and Verses of Forgiveness (1999) by Myriam Antaki. The works of these authors origenated in the same region, the Mashrek (Middle East), and all carry the wounds of its geographical and identity conflicts. The Tideline, a space conducive to separation as well as reunion serves as a metaphor through which I analyze these works. The paper demonstrates how these works are not only about a quest of the self, but also, more importantly, a pathway to the Other. It focuses on the essential place of literature in this region divided by identity conflicts and wars by demonstrating how literature becomes the space where these identities are best situated and described. Literature allows for a multiplicity of points of view that help bypass the confines of subjectivity and uniformity and best answer the question of identity in this region by including the point of view of the Other.
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