D'une solitude a l'autre: vers un intertexte feminin (Aspects of Solitude: Exploring the Interfaces of Women's Fiction).

Discusses "La Naissance du Jour" a novel by Colette, focusing on the mother-daughter relationship that underlies the story, and explores the same theme in other fictional works by women writers. Devotes particular attention to the ambivalence that troubles these relationships when the heroines face heterosexual love. (MES)