The thesis aims to analyze the representation of the cities of Bologna, Limoges and Thessaloniki, in contemporary Italian, French and Greek noir fiction (1995-2015). The sociological, geocritical and anthropological approach dominate in the first part of the thesis, while in the second part, more dedicated to the analysis of the texts, a linguistic and stylistic approach based on occurrences and rhetoric is used, which also considers some elements of psycho-criticism. The reflection is developed in two stages, plus a concluding chapter. In the first part, the cities of Bologna, Limoges and Thessaloniki are analyzed as noir cities, places of crime to be deciphered, on the basis of five characteristics: expansion, dehumanization, disorientation, deculturation, deindividuation. The second part, mirroring the first, is dedicated to the challenge of contemporary detectives: to read cities, as codes to be deciphered, to solve crimes. The interpretation of the city is developed in five phases, mirroring the characteristics of the first part: exploration, investigation, reconstruction, identification, acceptance. What the detective at the end of his investigation and the novel discovers is that the city is a real character, and it's not only a place of crime, but also a place of the soul, a mirror of the protagonists' experiences. The noir fiction stages the conflict, perhaps irresolvable, concerning the definition of the city and therefore of the individual, and indicates the impossibility of a definitive and reassuring answer. Man and city merge to become one.
La thèse vise à analyser la représentation des villes de Bologne, Limoges et Thessalonique, dans le roman noir italien, français et grec contemporain (1995-2015). L'approche sociologique, anthropologique et géocritique domine dans la première partie de la thèse, tandis que, dans la deuxième partie, plus consacrée à l'analyse des textes, est utilisée une approche linguistique et stylistique basée sur les occurrences et la rhétorique, qui prend également en compte certains éléments de psychocritique. La réflexion se développe en deux étapes, plus un chapitre conclusif. Dans la première partie, les villes de Bologne, Limoges et Thessalonique sont analysées comme des villes noires, des lieux du crime à déchiffrer, sur la base de cinq caractéristiques : dilatation, déshumanisation, désorientation, déculturation, désindividualisation. Dans la deuxième partie, nous essayons de définir le défi des détectives contemporains : lire les villes, comme codes à déchiffrer, pour résoudre les crimes. L'interprétation de la ville se développe en cinq phases, spéculaires aux caractéristiques de la première partie : exploration, détection, reconstruction, identification, acceptation. À la fin de son enquête et du roman, le détective découvre que la ville est un vrai personnage, elle n'est pas seulement un lieu de crime mais aussi un lieu de l'âme, miroir du vécu des protagonistes. Les romans noirs contemporains de Bologne, Limoges et Thessalonique mettent en scène le conflit, peut-être insoluble, qui tourne autour de la définition de qui est la ville et donc de qui est l'individu et ils indiquent l'impossibilité d'une réponse définitive et rassurante. L'homme et la ville se confondent pour ne faire plus qu'un.
Lieu du crime, lieu de l'âme. La ville dans le roman noir contemporain (1995-2015) : Bologne, Limoges, Thessalonique
2021
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The thesis aims to analyze the representation of the cities of Bologna, Limoges and Thessaloniki, in contemporary Italian, French and Greek noir fiction (1995-2015). The sociological, geocritical and anthropological approach dominate in the first part of the thesis, while in the second part, more dedicated to the analysis of the texts, a linguistic and stylistic approach based on occurrences and rhetoric is used, which also considers some elements of psycho-criticism. The reflection is developed in two stages, plus a concluding chapter. In the first part, the cities of Bologna, Limoges and Thessaloniki are analyzed as noir cities, places of crime to be deciphered, on the basis of five characteristics: expansion, dehumanization, disorientation, deculturation, deindividuation. The second part, mirroring the first, is dedicated to the challenge of contemporary detectives: to read cities, as codes to be deciphered, to solve crimes. The interpretation of the city is developed in five phases, mirroring the characteristics of the first part: exploration, investigation, reconstruction, identification, acceptance. What the detective at the end of his investigation and the novel discovers is that the city is a real character, and it's not only a place of crime, but also a place of the soul, a mirror of the protagonists' experiences. The noir fiction stages the conflict, perhaps irresolvable, concerning the definition of the city and therefore of the individual, and indicates the impossibility of a definitive and reassuring answer. Man and city merge to become one.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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