Abstract
<p>This article focuses on the aquatic element in two fantastic Belgian texts: Médua by Maurice Carême and La Grande pitié de la famille Zintram by Anne Richter, to study different functions: first, the aquatic space evokes the geography of mist and rain of Flanders, mythical land where everything can happen and around which floats an aura of mystery. The role of this location is twofold : it creates both the effect of reality and the fantastic effect. Water also has a diegetic function. Tainted with negative value, it has a negative influence on the characters: it triggers or promotes their metamorphosis and their decay.</p>
Highlights
This article focuses on the aquatic element in two fantastic Belgian texts
the aquatic space evokes the geography of mist and rain of Flanders
around which floats an aura of mystery
Summary
This article focuses on the aquatic element in two fantastic Belgian texts: Médua by Maurice Carême and La Grande pitié de la famille Zintram by Anne Richter, to study different functions: first, the aquatic space evokes the geography of mist and rain of Flanders, mythical land where everything can happen and around which floats an aura of mystery. Aussi peu qu’ils soient inspirés par l’eau, ces auteurs créent deux textes-phares de l’aquatique, de vrais joyaux du genre que nous ne pouvons pas omettre lors d’une réflexion sur l’élément liquide dans les lettres belges francophones.
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