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Berthu-Courtivron, Marie-Françoise. "L'espace natal dans l'oeuvre de Colette." Paris 4, 1990. http://www.theses.fr/1990PA040406.

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Dans l'autobiographie colettienne, l'espace natal est l'enjeu d'une dynamique paradoxale: un mouvement de convergence orchestré par la mère qui ramène, par des appels incessants, tous les membres du monde natal vers le centre du repli; une réaction de divergence chez la fille qui tente la conquête des richesses extérieures. Au sortir du monde natal, les repères s'effacent: l'évasion définitive débouche sur une période d'errance, de va-et-vient successifs et circulaires, marqués par l'échec de la quête. Absente des premiers romans qui privilégient le cadre extérieur, la maison natale n'émerge que progressivement dans l'œuvre. A cette tentative d'enracinement s'ajoute une projection du mal-être sur d'autres types d'habitat, décrépit ou trop neuf. La maison maternelle - espace de toutes les harmonies - s'étoffe bientôt dans l'écriture; mais ses diverses configurations romanesques restent soumises à une unité onirique et stratégique. La priorité natale devient ainsi, dans les romans tardifs, le moteur de l'exclusion sentimentale et l'axe de la convergence retrouvée: en condamnant l'étranger cause de la désertion - l'auteur libère le retour unanime au monde natal<br>In colettes's autobiography, the birth place is the meeting-point of two opposite movements: one, converging, is directed by the mother who keeps calling back all the members of her household toward the center of the recess; the other one is diverging: the daughter escapes in the countryside to conquer the beauties for the world. When the daughter goes away for good, she loses all her landmarks and wanders in endless movements to and fro, never reaching fulfillment. Whereas the birth house is missing from colette's first novels dedicated to the outside environment, it slowly emerges in the work as an attempt to recapture the roots of life. Meanwhile, the mental uneasiness is projected on other types (tumble down or brand new) of houses. The re-creation of the mother house - a model for all harmonies expands in the writing; but its different shapes in fiction do not prevent a unity in dream and action. Thus the native urge governs the sentimental controversy in colette's late novels: the lover responsible for the desertion is excluded, which allows
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Gilet, Elisabeth. "Colette et la presse de son temps : 1893-1959." Lille 3 : ANRT, 1986. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37597974s.

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André, Marie-Odile. "Comment devient-on un classique ? : le cas de Colette." Paris 3, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997PA030121.

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Prenant la forme d'une etude de cas et se placant dans la perspective qui est celle de la reception des oeuvres litteraires, ce travail etudie dans quelle mesure et comment colette est devenue un classique scolaire. La premiere partie de notre etude fondee sur l'exploitation d'un corpus de 279 manuels de l'enseignement secondaire et/ou primaire superieur s'echelonnant de 1920 a 1989, rend compte du destion de l'ecrivain a l'interieur de l'institution scolaire. Elle s'attache a evaluer quantitativement la place exacte que l'ecole reserve a colette, a decrire le modele scolaire de l'oeuvre et examine plus particulierement le traitement reserve aux trois oeuvres-phares que sont la maison de claudine, les vrilles de la vigne et sido. Elle analyse aussi l'image de l'ecrivain que dessinent discours de presentation et iconographie ainsi que les usages que l'ecole fait de colette en fonction des apprentissages qu'elle privilegie. Il apparait ainsi que fortement sollicitee par l'ecole, colette occupe la position paradoxale d'un classique mineur. La seconde partie de la these se recentre sur les decennies 20 et 30 afin d'eclairer ce statut de classique minore par une etude detaillee de la phase de consecration de l'ecrivain. L'accueil que lui reservent les spheres journalistique et editoriale comme l'evolution que connaissent les discours critiques sur son oeuvre placent des cette periode colette dans la position d'un ecrivain classicisable. Cependant, les reserves qui demeurent, la position minoree d'une categorie comme la "litterature feminine" ainsi que le mode de lecture autobiographique qu'elle induit font que sa consecration demeure fragile et expliquent que colette soit d'abord accueillie par une fraction elle-meme peu legitime de l'institution scolaire. Erigee au rang de classique par l'enseignement primaire et primaire superieur, colette gardera pour longtemps ce profil de classique mineur qui la caracterise<br>Presented as a case study and from the angle of the acceptance of literary works, this thesis investigates to what extent and how colette has become a curriculum classical author. The first part of the thesis is based on the analysis of 279 secondary or upper primary school textbooks ranging from 1920 to 1989. It accounts for the writer's evolution within the school system, describing the niche occupied by colette's production and more especially the school treatment of her three main works (la maison de claudine, les vrilles de la vigne and sido). It also analyses the writer's image as conveyed by textbooks notices and iconography as well as the uses of her works according to various educational aims. Paradoxically enough, although colette's works have been extensively used she is regarded as a minor classical author. The second part of the thesis focuses on the 1920's and 1930's. It aims as explaining this position as a minor classical author by delving into colette's consecration phase. Her position as a classical writer was conferred upon her during those two decades both by the presse and the publishing world and by a positive change in the critical approach of her books. Yet, long-lasting reserves, the minor role played by a so-called women's literature and an autobiographical reading of her production have weakened colette's notoriety. This may account for the fact that colette has first been acknowledged by an ill legitimate part of the educational institution. Raised to the position of a classical author by primary and upper primary schools, colette will retain her status as a minor classical writer for a long time
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Cros, Michèle. "L'expression de la sensibilité chez Colette." Toulouse 2, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986TOU20046.

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Ce travail se propose tout d'abord de faire une analyse des cinq romans choisis qui déterminent des éléments semblables de l'intrigue : on constate globalement que la recherche d'une autonomie et d'une solitude sereine fait l'objet de chaque livre. Nous étudions plus profondément ensuite, les rapports qui nous paraissent les clefs de cette étude. Nous avons exclu le rapport à "l'autre" volontairement : - le rapport au temps avec l'étude des instants, des heures privilégiées et de la mémoire, met en évidence la recherche de soi qui semble nourrie de cette confrontation. - l'étude du rapport à l'espace nous permet ensuite de constater que les héroïnes veulent cerner à la fois leur nature constante et leur évolution : le rapport aux saisons et le rapport aux éléments de la nature sont souvent révélateurs de l'être. Enfin le rapport à soi-même concrétise cette recherche par la prise de conscience des différentes images de notre corps. Une seconde partie étudie deux thèmes spécifiques qui s'intègrent à ce système général de rapports. Le premier est celui de la maison. A travers différents aspects de celle-ci, la maison et l'enfance, la maison refuge de la solitude et de l'intimité, refuge de l'amour, refuge de la féminité, se dessine le symbole positif de la maison<br>Fist this study means to be an analysis of five selected novels which determine similar elements of the plot. It can be established that the search for independence and peaceful loneliness is the subject of each book. Then we study the general system of relations which appears to be the keys of this work. We purposely excluded the study of the relationships to "the other"; - the relation to time with the study of favoured moments and of memory reveals the search for identity which seems to live on this very confrontation; - the relation to space allows us to realize that the heroines want to understand and control their unchanging nature and their evolution: the relation to the seasons and to the different elements in nature are often disclosers of the being. Finally, the relation to oneself concretizes this search with the awareness concerning the different pictures of our body. In a second part we study two characteristic topics which combine with the general system of relations. The first is that of the house. Through different aspects of the house, the house and childhood, the house as a shelter for solitude, for love, for femininity, can be seen the symbol of the house, which reveals our own identity
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Parnell, William A. "Space, Consciousness, and Gender in Colette." PDXScholar, 1993. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/742.

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Colette's desire, to reveal the different levels of difficulties in relationships, results in the creation of three masterpieces, L e Ble en Herbe, La Chatte, and La Vagabonde. Through her characters in these novels, the author exposes the spatial boundaries set by each couple. Also, she concentrates on the maturation of the protagonists. The woman's function in society transforms as she gains personal power, and she becomes self-reliant. Finally, Colette evades sexual stereotyping by introducing the reader to the issues of gender and androgyny. She helps to dispel the sexual myths around the. idea of normal stereotyping. Themes such as male and female physical characteristics and related "socially acceptable" behaviors are addressed. In general, these works clarify ideas about the way in which individuals associate with one other. Chapter I will analyze the spatial limitations created by the protagonists. It will examine two binary oppositions, "in/out" and "dream-world/reality". The "in/out" opposition will focus on both physical and mental spaces, whereas the "dream-world/reality" opposition will magnify tangible and unreal spaces. This chapter's objective is to demonstrate the uses of territorial boundaries and deduce their affects in relationships. Chapter II will investigate the association between Colette's characters and the liberation of womankind. The aim is to examine the female characters' growth in regard to the society around her. As well, obtaining personal power and the concept of empowerment is treated ~y studying the use of the female voice. This chapter will show a recurring theme of women overcoming the forces of patriarchy and moving beyond the confines of societal rules. Chapter III will study the issue of gender and androgyny in Colette's characters. It will bring to light Colette's use of gender roles, and the way in which her protagonists search out an identity and learn about themselves. Finally, this chapter will cover gender stereotypes and Colette's contemporary view of such an issue. In summary, the novels to be treated, Le Ble en Herbe, La Chatte, and La Vagabonde, will move through three different levels of development in the growth of the characters, from adolescence through young adulthood and into maturity. This notion will be utilized in each chapter and will demonstrate Colette's theme of relationships which spirals out of three connected ideas, space, consciousness and gender.
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Vigier, Annick. "Le bonheur de la solitude chez Colette." Paris 4, 1985. http://www.theses.fr/1985PA040009.

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Sornwong, Siriwan. "Les problèmes de l'amour dans l'oeuvre de Colette." Tours, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986TOUR2002.

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L'oeuvre de colette que nous avons etudiée est limitee entre mille neuf cent et mille neuf cents trente six. La these est composee de trois chapitres qui ont pour but d'analyser les problemes de l'amour. Le premier chapitre est intitule "les motivations de l'amour". Ses pages permettent de definir les diverses manieres dont se forment les couples, soit dans le cadre du mariage, soit en union libre. La sexualite et le contexte social constituent le theme du second chapitre. Les deux domaines suscitent en effet les princi paux problemes de l'amour. Pour la sexualite, colette met en relief le probleme d'age des protagonistes et insiste egalement sur le sexe des personnages et distingue la sensualite commune aux heroines des attitudes masculines plus variees. Ces differends sexuels provoquent une crise entre partenaire. Sur le plan social, nous soulignons certaines oppositions existantes entre les personnages. Les rapports de domination soumission ne sont pas simples ainsi que le probleme du choix entre l'amour et la liberte. Les oppositions annoncees debouchent sur une remise en cause des conditions sociales. Le dernier chapitre est consacre a "l'amour et l'ecriture". D'une part, l'amour chez colette apparait comme une source de creation litteraire. Le fait de rediger semble procurer un certain soulagement au malheur amoureux, ce qui est vrai a la fois pour colette et pour ses personnages la puissance de soulagement de l'ecriture est toutefois limitee. D'autre part, nous nous attachons au style de l'amour. Nous terminons notre etude sur ce qui a evolue et ce qui est reste constant sur le plan du style de colette<br>Colette's works that we have studied are limited between one thousand nine hundred and one thousand thirty-six. The first chapter is entitled "the motivation of love". These pages permit to definite the different ways in which couples are formed, within mariage or free-union. Sexuality and the social context constitue the theme of the secondchater. In effet, both fields bring out principal problems about love. Concerning sexuality, colette accentuates the problem of the protagonists' age. And insists upon the characters' sex, distinguishes the common sensuality among the heroines from the more various masculin attitudes; sexual disagreements provoke a cricis between partners. On the social plane, we underline some existing oppositions between the characters. The relation between domination and sobmission, as well as the problem about the choice between love and freedom, is not simple. The stated oppositions lead to throw back the social conditions into question. The last chapter is dedicated to " love and writing". On one hand, for colette, love appears to be a source of literary creation. Writing seems to provide colette and her characters some relief of love sufferings; the relieving power of writing is nevertheless limited. On the other hand, we are attached to the author's style, regarding writing about love. We complete our study on what has evolued and what has remained constant, as concerns colette'style
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Carman, Jodi Rebecca. "Le regard des personnages féminins dans l'oeuvre de Colette /." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=28044.

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The subject of this thesis is the female characters' way of seeing in the works of Colette. Colette helps liberate women from an oppressive concept of femininity, this being the ultimate goal of the postmodern feminists (Helene Cixous and Luce Irigaray). In Colette's works we find several characteristics that show her resistance to the dominant ideology, the most important being an emphasis placed elsewhere than upon things considered important in patriarchal culture.<br>Renee Nere of La Vagabonde, novelist and music-hall mime, is examined in the second chapter. For Renee, liberty is more important than the security of the established identity which marriage offers. The pain associated with her choice to remain alone underscores the oppression that she must bear.<br>"Colette" in La Naissance du jour is studied in Chapter Three. There we discuss the importance of "Sido" in the construction of "Colette's" life model, a construction that never ends. The differences between mother (poet) and daughter (novelist) are studied along with their similarities. Again, reflection and writing are found to be more noble than love.
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Carle-Brun, Évelyne. "Colette, chemins vers l'écriture." Paris 4, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999PA040156.

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Colette a passé sa vie à écrire, mais l'écriture a constitué pour elle une souffrance. C'est ce paradoxe qui a suscité notre questionnement. La création colettienne n'a répondu à aucune vocation: elle est née du désir de l'autre. En écrivant son premier roman, Colette a exécuté une demande de son mari, Willy. A un niveau plus profond, son écriture a été déterminée par de puissantes injonctions parentales. L'auteur des Claudine est devenue écrivain a la place de son père, dont elle a réparé l'impuissance littéraire. Doublement contrainte, aliénée, l'écriture de Colette apparait toutefois comme salvatrice. Elle lui a permis de surmonter la crise existentielle qui a marqué son entrée dans l’âge adulte. Entreprise narcissique, elle a réparé une fragilité identitaire angoissante. Par elle, la romancière a pu sortir de la symbiose avec Sido et dépasser le conflit structurel de sa personnalité, reflété dans les grandes thématiques de l'œuvre. La créativité colettienne s'enracine dans le lien archaïque à la mère. La destructivité engendre l'élan réparateur qui mènera à recréer l'objet aimé menace. L'écriture de Colette est ainsi célébration, de la figure maternelle, qui devient mythique, et du monde restitué avec lyrisme. Colette écrit enfin pour échapper à la condition temporelle. Grace aux mots, elle fixe la splendeur sensible de l'instant, retrouve le passé au goût absolu et ressuscite l'Eden lointain de l'enfance.
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Robbins, Ann. "La Signification et l'Influence des Cinq Sens sur le Suet de la Domestication dans l'Oeuvre de Colette: The Signification and Influences of the Fice Senses on the Opic of Domestication in the Work of Colette." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2003. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/RobbinsA2003.pdf.

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