Le voyage en Chine de Sollers (1974) : Chine rêvée versus Chine théâtralisée ou le piège de l’utopie
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2021
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Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Wydawnictwo Werset
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Ayant adopté une position pro-maoïste pendant les années 1970, Philippe Sollers part en Chine pendant 3 semaines en 1974 pour témoigner du grand succès de la Révolution culturelle (1966-1976). Selon l’écrivain, directeur de la revue Tel Quel, la révolution doit passer par l’écriture et par la théorie. Néanmoins, la Chine qu’il découvre durant le séjour semble s’éloigner de la Chine rêvée avant le départ… En s’appuyant sur des articles publiés par Tel Quel, notre étude cherche à montrer comment la Chine de Mao, idéalisée par un discours idéologique, se transforme en un réel théâtralisé que le peuple chinois est obligé de mettre en scène devant les touristes qui sont autorisés à visiter la Chine.
Having adopted a pro-Maoist position during the 1970s, Philippe Sollers went to China for three weeks in 1974 to witness the great success of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). According to the writer, director of the magazine Tel Quel, the revolution must be achieved through writing and theory. Nevertheless, the China he discovered during his stay seemed to be far from the China he had dreamt of before his departure... Based on articles published by Tel Quel, the paper seeks to show how Mao's China, idealized in ideological discourse, is transformed into a dramatized reality that the Chinese people are obliged to stage in front of the tourists allowed to visit China.
Having adopted a pro-Maoist position during the 1970s, Philippe Sollers went to China for three weeks in 1974 to witness the great success of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). According to the writer, director of the magazine Tel Quel, the revolution must be achieved through writing and theory. Nevertheless, the China he discovered during his stay seemed to be far from the China he had dreamt of before his departure... Based on articles published by Tel Quel, the paper seeks to show how Mao's China, idealized in ideological discourse, is transformed into a dramatized reality that the Chinese people are obliged to stage in front of the tourists allowed to visit China.
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voyage en Chine, utopie, Philippe Sollers, Tel Quel, tourisme idéologique, journey to China, utopia, ideological tourism
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"Quêtes littéraires" 2021, nº 11, s. 158-167