Maupassant: um amigo e um crítico de Zola

Esse artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma leitura da correspondência de Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893). Trata-se de descrever e analisar a prática epistolar no conjunto das cartas por ele escritas a Émile Zola, entre 1875 e 1890, de seguir os passos dos dois escritores e de observar que, paralelamente a uma relação mútua de amizade e de respeito, surge uma crítica aos princípios estéticos e às obras do mestre do naturalismo. Assim, é possível entender a amizade e a experiência estética que se constroem ao longo desses quinze anos.

Realismo e impressionismo em contos de Guy de Maupassant

Dans ce texte on a étudié, afin de comprendre et d'analyser les contes réalistes de Guy de Maupassant, comment Erich Auerbach, dans Mimesis (2009), parcourt les sentiers de la littérature occidentale pour dresser un tableau des traits communs qui existent entre les grandes oeuvres réalistes de l'Occident. L'auteur a réalisé des recherches et des commentaires sur les caractéristiques les plus récurrentes du réalisme littéraire dans les oeuvres d'écrivains tels que Homero, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Flaubert, parmi d'autres. Notre recherche vise, dans sa première étape, à présenter, à expliquer ou à identifier dans les contes de Guy de Maupassant, écrivain de la fin du XIXe siècle, les tendances réalistes discutées par ce théoricien et par d'autres au fil du temps, comme, par exemple, Roland Barthes, dans Crítica e verdade (2007), Bersani, dans Le réalisme et la peur du désir (1975) et Philippe Hamon, dans Un discours contraint (1973, p. 411-445). À partir de ces chercheurs, on essaie d'expliciter et d'affirmer le caractère réaliste d'un des maîtres du récit court - sûrement un représentant du réalisme parmi les grands écrivains de cet art - car dans Mimesis (2009) Zola est considéré par Auerbach comme le dernier des grands réalistes français. En plus, pour la deuxième partie de ce travail, on a l'intention de traiter l'émergence de l'impressionnisme artistique en France, et de présenter les concepts et les thèmes qui ont influencé ce mouvement et se présentent dans la construction des récits de Maupassant. Pour le faire, O impressionismo (1962) de Balzi, O impressionismo (1965) de Serullaz, Impressionniste et symboliste devant la presse (1959) de Jacques Lethève, Impressionismo (2010) de Lobstein e autres, mentionnés dans la bibliographie de cette recherche, ont ouvert la voie aux analyses... (Completo abstract click electronic access below)

Aspectos das vertentes do fantástico e do realismo em obras de Guy de Maupassant

Pretende-se, com a apresentação deste trabalho, estudar não somente o escritor francês Guy de Maupassant no interior da vertente realista/naturalista, mas como explorador do veio do fantástico e como tais disposições literárias encontram-se trabalhadas em suas obras. As selecionadas para estudo são: o romance Bel- Ami de 1885 e os contos Bola de Sebo, publicado em 1880 e A Noite, publicado em 1887. Considera-se muito a vida literária de Maupassant, tanto como discípulo e correspondente de Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), como grande amigo de Èmile Zola (1840- 1902), que o admirou. Por fim, como fundamentação teórica, utiliza-se de dois teóricos – Boris Tomachevski e Tezvetan Todorov –, com os quais se busca entender, prioritariamente, como ler Maupassant por meio dos conceitos de “interesse”, “motivação realista” e “estética”, propostos por Tomachevski e o Fantástico, pelas considerações de Tezvetan Todorov

A mentora literária de Guy de Maupassant

Laure Le Poittevin, Guy de Maupassant’s mother (1850-1893), had from his early childhood, a key role in the literary education of her son. This intelligent and sensitive woman, who was always passionate about arts, especially literature, to whom Maupasssant entrusted his projects and literary adventures, was his fi rst and eternal critic. In the letters he writes her, most of the time he takes the opportunity to plan and discuss his future projects; he presents a text in progress, he draws its guiding lines, he foreshadows its structures and points out some procedures based on a series of principles and recommendations of personal and universal values. Therefore, by reading again these letters, the readers nowadays can follow the writer’s daily life, the progression of his ideas and his literary development, the editing process of his book and his moments of sorrow and joy, anger and affection.

De Flaubert para Maupassant

This article aims to present some reflections about a selection of letters that Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) wrote to Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), between September 23, 1872 and May 3, 1880. For eight years, Flaubert was Maupassant’s friend and a literary master and his letters, marked by a multiple and disordered discourse, reveal a path to friendship and the passionate dedication of the master regarding the intellectual and artistic development of the young writer. It is intended here, to draw some considerations to the moments when Flaubert’s speech assumes, directly or indirectly, a pedagogical role and the letter becomes a way to literary teaching.

Œuvres complètes de Guy de Maupassant.

Includes index.

The Miromesnil edition of Guy de Maupassant.

Mode of access: Internet.

The works of Guy de Maupassant /

v. 1. Une vie. Piece of string. Sundays of a bourgeois; and other stories.--v. 2. Pierre and Jean. Father and son. Boitelle; and other stories.--v. 3. La vie errante. Allouma Toine; and other stories.--v. 4. The Horla. Miss Harriet. little Louise Roque; and other stories.--v. 5. Monsieur Parent.--Timbuctoo. The false gems; and other stories.--v. 6. Boule de Suif. Two little soldiers. Mademoiselle Fifi; and other stories.--v. 7. Strong as death (Fort comme la mort) Sur l'eau; and other stories.--v. 8. Bel ami; and other stories.--v. 9. Mont Oriol; and other stories.--v. 10. The heritage. The maison Tellier. Poems; and other stories.

A selection from the writings of Guy de Maupassant /

Mode of access: Internet.

... Complete works of Guy de Maupassant ...

v. 1. The window, and short stories.--v. 2. Strong as death, Useless beauty, and short stories.--v. 3. Afloat, In the sunlight, The windering life, The Rondoli sister, and short stories.--v. 4. Pierre and Jean, Ball-of-Tallow, and short stories.--v. 5. Belami, Mademoiselle Pearl, and short stories.--v. 6. A life, unedited stories not found in other editions.--v. 7. Our heart, Sundays of a Parisian.--v. 8. Mont-Oriol, three plays, Yvette, and three short stories.--v. 9. Poetry, Allouma, and short stories.

The life work of Henri René Guy de Maupassant, embracing romance, travel, comedy and verse, for the first time complete in English.

Library has number 378.

Selection from the writings of Guy de Maupassant,

v.1-3. Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life.--v.4. Sur l'eau, and other tales. Des vers.--v.5. Pierre et Jean, and other tales.--v.6. Fort comme la mort, and other tales.--v.7. Au soleil; or, African wanderings. La vie errante; or, In vagabondia.--v.8. Notre coeur. Yvette.

The complete works of Guy de Maupassant /

Mode of access: Internet.

L'image de l'Autre dans les Écrits sur le Maghreb de Guy de Maupassant

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.