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Silva, F. V. da. (2024). From folklore to Proust: A quest across symbolic universes. Humanities (Switzerland). 13 (5)
F. G. Silva, "From folklore to Proust: A quest across symbolic universes", in Humanities (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 5, 2024
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author = "Silva, F. V. da.",
title = "From folklore to Proust: A quest across symbolic universes",
journal = "Humanities (Switzerland)",
year = "2024",
volume = "13",
number = "5",
doi = "10.3390/h13050118",
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TY - JOUR TI - From folklore to Proust: A quest across symbolic universes T2 - Humanities (Switzerland) VL - 13 IS - 5 AU - Silva, F. V. da. PY - 2024 SN - 2076-0787 DO - 10.3390/h13050118 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/humanities AB - This study explores the intersection of folklore and literature, specifically examining how a methodology developed for interpreting wondertales can be applied to a complex literary corpus, such as Marcel Proust’s À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time). The discussion proposes a case study for the use of allomotifs, or interchangeable motifs, to understand symbolic patterns in Proust’s literary work. The paper lays bare a widespread metaphorical field in wondertales, then follows its complications in the Proustian corpus. It suggests that Proust’s œuvre, much like folklore, operates within a symbolic universe where binary oppositions, such as good and evil or male and female, are fluid and dynamic. The discussion shows that Proust’s literary imagination aligns surprisingly well with the workings of folklore. This hybrid space of the imagination challenges conventional distinctions between folklore and literature, and brings to mind Lévi-Strauss’ erstwhile ruminations on the pensée sauvage. ER -
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