Grande Guerre et littérature

Abstract

The present article analyses the ways in which First World War experiences shaped the narrative techniques used by novellists on the romanian literary scene of the 1920’s, influencing new developments. It focuses particularly on Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu’s novel The Dragon. This seminal work denounces omniscient modes of narration, and invents instead a type of testimonial writing which attains truthfulness by affirming and expressing the limits of individual perception.

Keywords

• modernism
• war literature
• Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu
• narrativity
• perception