Formes et fonctions du métatexte dans Le cavalier et son ombre de Boubacar Boris Diop

Authors

Morgan Faulkner, Lakehead University

Abstract

This article examines the metatextual discourse elaborated in the novel Le cavalier et son ombre by Senegalese author Boubacar Boris Diop, a work in which reality and the imaginary are constantly confused and intertwined. This research looks at the forms and functions of metatextuality, which develop a reflection on the relationship between these two spheres (reality and fiction). Drawing notably from Gerard Genette's theories on the metatext and the metalepsis, this article examines how the novel highlights and critiques its own function as a literary text. What narrative practices does Diop use to reflect on the author, writing, words and meaning? What are the social and aesthetic effects of this metatextual practice of the novel?

Recommended Citation

Faulkner, Morgan (2018) "Formes et fonctions du métatexte dans Le cavalier et son ombre de Boubacar Boris Diop," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 91: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol91/iss1/10