At first glance, one might perceive fictional characters as straightforward beings. Upon closer examination, however, one discovers what multi-faceted entities they really are. This essay deals with the complexity of the nature of characters by focusing on several theoretical and…

Japan and oriental art were great influences on some of Claudel's texts. A brief review of the origins of the Japanese short story and of the first encounters between Claudel and Japanese art precedes, in this essay, an analysis of…

In his Roman de la Rose, Guillaume de Lorris promises several times the revelation of the significance of his work, the senefiance. If the use of allegory by Guillaume does not elucidate the mystery of this senefiance, symbolic interpretation opens…