The Saint and the monster: a reading of Michel Tournier’s

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  • Norma Wimmer UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista/São José do Rio Preto

Keywords:

Gilles de Rais, Jeanne d’Arc, Michel Tournier, Joan of Arc, Michel Tournier.

Abstract

In Michel Tournier’s "Gilles et Jeanne" (1983) the author revisits the history of Joan of Arc through its dark side, the character Gilles de Rais. This paper approaches mathers related to the representation of this character taking into account the process of literary creation. Keywords: Gilles de Rais. Joan of Arc. Michel Tournier.

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