Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaModern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes
In the play “Les mouches”, written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1943, the Greek hero Orestes serves as an illustration of an existentialist theory that expresses the notions of freedom and responsibility. This is because this philosophy defends the idea that what is at the basis of human existence is the...
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Lettres Françaises
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| author | Ferreira, Lidiane Cristine de Lima Leite, Guacira Marcondes Machado |
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| description | In the play “Les mouches”, written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1943, the Greek hero Orestes serves as an illustration of an existentialist theory that expresses the notions of freedom and responsibility. This is because this philosophy defends the idea that what is at the basis of human existence is the free choice that each man makes for himself and his way of building himself, so that “freedom comes from the nothingness that compels man to be made, rather than just being” (SARTRE, 1970). Sartre uses the character of Orestes to represent this free “being,” who can choose what he wants to be and how to be, regardless of any religious, institutional or social convention; but who is, above all, responsible for his own freedom. This way, we seek to understand the role of Orestes’s character in the Sartrean play and the way in which the dialogue with the myth brings to the surface, symbolically, the context of the 1940 France and the existentialist philosophy. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO637192022-03-18T18:38:25Z Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes Mitologismo moderno: a filosofia existencialista e o Orestes de Jean-Paul Sartre Ferreira, Lidiane Cristine de Lima Leite, Guacira Marcondes Machado Sartre Existentialism Orestes Myth Philosophy Sartre Existencialismo Orestes Mito filosofia In the play “Les mouches”, written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1943, the Greek hero Orestes serves as an illustration of an existentialist theory that expresses the notions of freedom and responsibility. This is because this philosophy defends the idea that what is at the basis of human existence is the free choice that each man makes for himself and his way of building himself, so that “freedom comes from the nothingness that compels man to be made, rather than just being” (SARTRE, 1970). Sartre uses the character of Orestes to represent this free “being,” who can choose what he wants to be and how to be, regardless of any religious, institutional or social convention; but who is, above all, responsible for his own freedom. This way, we seek to understand the role of Orestes’s character in the Sartrean play and the way in which the dialogue with the myth brings to the surface, symbolically, the context of the 1940 France and the existentialist philosophy. Na peça Les mouches, escrita por Jean-Paul Sartre em 1943, o herói grego Orestes serve como ilustração de uma teoria existencialista que expressa as noções de liberdade e responsabilidade. Isso porque essa filosofia defende a ideia de que o que está na base da existência humana é a livre escolha que cada homem faz de si mesmo e de sua maneira de se construir, de forma que “a liberdade provém do nada que obriga o homem a fazer-se, em lugar de apenas ser” (SARTRE, 1970). Sartre utiliza a personagem de Orestes para representar esse “ser” livre, que pode escolher o que quer ser e como sê-lo, independentemente de qualquer convenção religiosa, institucional ou social; mas que é, acima de tudo, responsável por sua própria liberdade. Desta forma, buscamos compreender o papel da personagem de Orestes na peça sartreana e a maneira pela qual o diálogo com o mito traz à tona, de forma simbólica, o contexto da França dos anos 40 e a filosofia existencialista. 2019-06-05 2022-03-18T18:38:25Z 2022-03-18T18:38:25Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/lettres/article/view/12640 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/63719 por https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/lettres/article/view/12640/8311 Copyright (c) 2019 Lettres Françaises application/pdf Lettres Françaises Lettres Françaises; n.19 (2), 2018 2526-2955 1414-025X |
| spellingShingle | Sartre Existentialism Orestes Myth Philosophy Sartre Existencialismo Orestes Mito filosofia Ferreira, Lidiane Cristine de Lima Leite, Guacira Marcondes Machado Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes |
| title | Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes |
| title_full | Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes |
| title_fullStr | Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes |
| title_short | Modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre’s Orestes |
| title_sort | modern mitologism: the existentialist philosophy and jean-paul sartre’s orestes |
| topic | Sartre Existentialism Orestes Myth Philosophy Sartre Existencialismo Orestes Mito filosofia |
| url | https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/lettres/article/view/12640 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/63719 |