Théorie mimétique et littérature orale : Le cas du conte-type nº 212 « La chèvre menteuse »
The Lying Goat is a traditional narrative that reinforces René Girard’s mimetic theory about understanding folktales. Indeed, the narrative portrays a crisis of indifferentiation, mimetic characters, transgression, lynching and even saving death. More is revealed with the morphogenetic evolution of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Carnets |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/carnets/2479 |
| Summary: | The Lying Goat is a traditional narrative that reinforces René Girard’s mimetic theory about understanding folktales. Indeed, the narrative portrays a crisis of indifferentiation, mimetic characters, transgression, lynching and even saving death. More is revealed with the morphogenetic evolution of history: the different versions of the folktale make it possible to reconstruct the transformation from a guilty heroine to an innocent heroine. Unlike ethnologic myths, however, folktales embody many cultural influences, thus making it difficult to interpret them. 31 janvier 2018 |
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| ISSN: | 1646-7698 |