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The paper analyses the relationship established by Eugène Ionesco, one of the foremost figures of twentieth-century theatrical neo-avant-garde, with Molière, through the act of remaking his Impromptu de Versailles into Impromptu de l'Alma. A remake that was not meant as a rewriting but as a way to find in Molière's play a concept of theatre shared by Ionesco himself: an attack on the stereotype in the name of the archetype. Outside of an oppositional logic between tradition and innovation in which the critics had attempted to enclose Ionesco's theatre, failing then to demonstrate their thesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article studies Simone de Beauvoir's hitherto unpublished novel, Les inséparables, written in 1954 and published now, 66 years later, by the author's adopted daughter. It identifies a reading error in a passage of an autographic letter on which a crucial episode of the novel is based. This analysis reflects on the causes of the reading error and on the consequences that it determines in modifying the interpretation of the episode itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To mark the occasion of the release of Giorgetto Giorgi’s anthology volume on Les poétiques de l’épopée en France au XVIIe siècle, the article focuses on the advancement of critical studies related to the epic genre in the 17th century, the influence of Tasso’s theoretical writings on French treatises, the as yet insufficiently recognized elaboration of a modernization project by the Modernists in France and the frequent contradictions between the authors’ statements in the preliminary texts and their literary products, or rather, between poetics and poems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A literary criticism of the play "Le Cocu Magnifique" by Fernand Crommelynck is presented. It offers an analysis of the character of Estrugo, the servant, as the alter ego of his master Bruno. Topics addressed include the idea of assuming another person's identity as a form of liberation, jealousy, and paroxysm.

The article presents an analysis on the Collete's book "Sido", where she writes about her childhood and Sido’s wonderful, nurturing, and powerful influence. She mixes fact with fiction to convey the influence that her mother had on her community and her daughter.

The article reviews the book "Littérature et déchirure de Montaigne à Houellebecq. Étude anthropologique," by Bruno Viard.

A review of the article “Education-Culture-Littérature,” edited by Anne Bandry-Scubbi, which appeared in the periodical “Universités/Domaine littéraire” (2009) is presented.

An essay concerning the study of French literature is presented.