„Lélio” de Hector Berlioz et „Le contrebandier” de George Sand, ou une solitude d’un artiste (héros) romantique portant le masque du bandit

Abstract

The notions of solitude and a bandit were very popular as a literary theme during Romanticism. Those two literary topoi were connected with the image of a romantic hero, and successively a romantic artist. This paper analyzes two very different works: a monodrama Lélio by Hector Berlioz and the short story Le contrebandier by George Sand, where a bandit is presented as a representation of a romantic artist.