Peut-on lire Houellebecq? Un cas d'illisibilité contemporaine
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Title
Peut-on lire Houellebecq? Un cas d'illisibilité contemporaine
Journal
Fabula/LHT
ISSN
2100-0689
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Number
16
Pages
NA
Language
french
Abstract
Les forces qui conditionnent l'évaluation de la lisibilité d'un texte littéraire varient constamment et le champ littéraire contemporain est un espace privilégié permettant d'observer ces fluctuations en cours. Le cas de Houellebecq, à travers ses modes de réception contrastés, semble indiquer la recrudescence de critères éthiques ou idéologiques dans l'évaluation des lecteurs, que ces critiques proviennent de la sphère du web ou de cercles plus autorisés. La lisibilité maximale de l'écrivain, en termes de chiffres de vente et de fluidité revendiquée de son esthétique, cache une multitude de résistances qui font obstacle à la lecture son oeuvre. La conscience du lecteur est ainsi tiraillée entre la tentation de s'abandonner à l'oeuvre, malgré le désenchantement qu'elle peut produire, et la volonté de ne pas être dupe d'un système en crise qui lui dit de manière inconsciente et déformée que derrière chaque succès, il y a un plan de communication.
The forces that lead to prejudge the readability of a literary text are constantly changing, and the contemporary literary field is a privileged space for observing these fluctuations underway. The case of Houellebecq, by the exacerbation of its reception patterns, suggests the resurgence of ideological or ethical criteria in the evaluation of readers coming from the new web sphere or more authorized circles. The maximum readability of the writer, in terms of sales and fluidity of his style, hides a multitude of resistance making the reading less attractive. The consciousness of the reader is torn between the temptation to yield to the seduction of the work, despite the disillusionment that it can produce, and the will not to be fooled by a system in crisis who tells him unconsciously and in a distorted way that behind every success there is a communication plan.
The forces that lead to prejudge the readability of a literary text are constantly changing, and the contemporary literary field is a privileged space for observing these fluctuations underway. The case of Houellebecq, by the exacerbation of its reception patterns, suggests the resurgence of ideological or ethical criteria in the evaluation of readers coming from the new web sphere or more authorized circles. The maximum readability of the writer, in terms of sales and fluidity of his style, hides a multitude of resistance making the reading less attractive. The consciousness of the reader is torn between the temptation to yield to the seduction of the work, despite the disillusionment that it can produce, and the will not to be fooled by a system in crisis who tells him unconsciously and in a distorted way that behind every success there is a communication plan.
Keywords
Éthique, Éthos, Houellebecq, Illisibilité, Lisibilité, Postmodernité, Posture, Valeur
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