national closure
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Bonjour,
pourrions nous avoir la phrase complète et le contexte?
pourrions nous avoir la phrase complète et le contexte?
Pas vraiment, non. Suivant que c'est une fin définitive ou une transition, on pourra employer des notions différentes (fin d'une ère, tourner la page de, etc...), qu'il faudra inclure dans la phrase. Mais, sauf à mettre une périphrase autour, "cloture" ne me semble pas adapté en lui même.
C'est d'ailleurs un sens qu'on ne retrouve que vaguement sur le TLFi, ici, au point B2.
C'est d'ailleurs un sens qu'on ne retrouve que vaguement sur le TLFi, ici, au point B2.
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Merci beaucoup pour ces précisions. Je suis en train de faire des recherches et il semble qu'il est possible de parler de la clôture du texte (fin de la narration, clôture structurale). Mais comme vous venez de le dire c'est une notion différente pour parler de "national closure".
Closure when referring to people or nations usually means catharsis, emotional calm after a crisis, acceptance of a loss. In French it will be related to deuil, I think. It's not a literary term.
E.g. "Since my son was murdered, I can't achieve closure until I know where his body is."
In your context, the writer seems to be equating a literary tying of loose ends (dénouement) with an emotional reaction in the nation (deuil).
E.g. "Since my son was murdered, I can't achieve closure until I know where his body is."
In your context, the writer seems to be equating a literary tying of loose ends (dénouement) with an emotional reaction in the nation (deuil).
Several academic sites give these definitions of 'closure' as a literary term:
' Closure has two common meanings. First, it means a sense of completion or finality at the conclusion of play or narrative work--especially a feeling in the audience that all the problems have been resolved satisfactorily... Secondly, some critics use the term "closure" as a derogatory term to imply the reduction of a work's meanings to a single and complete sense that excludes the claims of other interpretations.'
The first of these seems to square with your understanding of the term.
' Closure has two common meanings. First, it means a sense of completion or finality at the conclusion of play or narrative work--especially a feeling in the audience that all the problems have been resolved satisfactorily... Secondly, some critics use the term "closure" as a derogatory term to imply the reduction of a work's meanings to a single and complete sense that excludes the claims of other interpretations.'
The first of these seems to square with your understanding of the term.
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"Several academic sites give these definitions of 'closure' as a literary term:
' Closure has two common meanings. First, it means a sense of completion or finality at the conclusion of play or narrative work--especially a feeling in the audience that all the problems have been resolved satisfactorily... Secondly, some critics use the term "closure" as a derogatory term to imply the reduction of a work's meanings to a single and complete sense that excludes the claims of other interpretations.'
The first of these seems to square with your understanding of the term."
yes, Omelette, thanks. The problem is the translation of the word. I am looking for an equivalent in french
' Closure has two common meanings. First, it means a sense of completion or finality at the conclusion of play or narrative work--especially a feeling in the audience that all the problems have been resolved satisfactorily... Secondly, some critics use the term "closure" as a derogatory term to imply the reduction of a work's meanings to a single and complete sense that excludes the claims of other interpretations.'
The first of these seems to square with your understanding of the term."
yes, Omelette, thanks. The problem is the translation of the word. I am looking for an equivalent in french
j'avoue que je ne connaissais pas cet anglicisme. après vérification, il ne peut être utilisé dans le contexte de ma phrase.
La complétude du texte romanesque fait écho à ce que Keith appelle le deuil national.
CNRTL said:DIDACT., rare. État, caractère de ce qui est complet, achevé, parfait. Synon. achèvement, complètement2, finitude; anton. insuffisanceans le rapport de possession, le terme fort c'est la chose possédée, je ne suis rien en dehors d'elle qu'un néant qui possède, rien d'autre que pure et simple possession, un incomplet, un insuffisant, dont la suffisance et la complétude sont dans cet objet là-bas. Sartre, L'Être et le Néant,1943, p. 681.
Merci beaucoup!