Project Advisor(s) (Students Only)
Dr. Taddy Kalas
Presentation Type (All Applicants)
Oral Presentation
Disciplines (All Applicants)
Education | Other French and Francophone Language and Literature
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
This paper discusses a comparative analysis of order and disorder with respect to captivity in the works of French playwright Jean Racine. It is argued that a sense of physical captivity enables the characters to better separate the parts of their psyche and therefore, display a greater sense of order. However, when the characters are subject to metaphysical captivity, the ID takes over the mind and life becomes disordered. The role of space, language, and religion is also examined at length.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Hallmark, John. "A Comparative Analysis of Order and Disorder: Captivity’s Physical and Metaphysical Constructs in the Works of Jean Racine" (2018). Celebration of Learning.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/celebrationoflearning/2018/presentations/9
A Comparative Analysis of Order and Disorder: Captivity’s Physical and Metaphysical Constructs in the Works of Jean Racine
This paper discusses a comparative analysis of order and disorder with respect to captivity in the works of French playwright Jean Racine. It is argued that a sense of physical captivity enables the characters to better separate the parts of their psyche and therefore, display a greater sense of order. However, when the characters are subject to metaphysical captivity, the ID takes over the mind and life becomes disordered. The role of space, language, and religion is also examined at length.
Comments
This project is part of the French Senior Inquiry requirement for French majors.