نبذة مختصرة : Pierre Bottero's "book-world", a vast cycle of fantasy for young people made of writings relating to the universe of Gwendalavir (La Quête and Les Mondes d’Ewilan, Le Pacte des Marchombres, L’Autre, Les Âmes croisées, Le Chant du troll and Isayama), has been a resounding success since its first publication in France in 2003. Female figures punctuate this cycle and disrupt the traditional male hegemony found in the major works of the genre (whether it be The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter). In the French writer's novels, women are almost always the heroines, but also secondary or, sometimes, background characters, and offer (young) readers a myriad of role models to identify with. These protagonists are called Ewilan, Ellana, Alantha, Eejil, Shaé or Éléa, they are of various origins and ages, and are often extraordinary: outstanding magicians and skilled warriors. These familiar fantasy roles are rooted in Ancient and Medieval texts, from which the author's novels are inherited. Ewilan and her "sisters" call to mind a whole mythical and marvelous imagery: whether they are fairies, witches or huntresses, they are powerful women, Melusine, Viviane, Medea and contemporary Amazons. The goal of our study is to question this legacy and its reconfiguration in the writer's cycle. The strong female predominance displayed in the author's texts also allow us to question the discourse conveyed about and by women – as well as its limits – and their representations, both textual and visual. Fantasy, as a genre that potentially allows the creation of an infinity of worlds and possibilities, is stamped with the seal of freedom. In the societies imagined by Pierre Bottero, women seem to occupy a place of choice, and to that extent the Gwendalavir cycle seems to indicate, if not an outbreak, at least a clear development of female figures in French youth fantasy. ; Le « livre-monde » de Pierre Bottero, vaste cycle de fantasy jeunesse constitué des œuvres se rapportant à l’univers de Gwendalavir (La Quête et Les Mondes d’Ewilan, ...
Processing Request
No Comments.