De Fin de saison à Notre Ascendance, itinéraire génétique d’un poème du Mauricien René Noyau

Abstract

René Noyau (1912-84), Mauritian writer, may lack wide recognition, but his extensive and rich work commands and repays scrupulous attention.He was a passionately committed and innovative man of letters, a pioneer of personal and literary freedom, however uncomfortable or dangerous that might have been. These characteristics can be found in the carefully crafted poem Notre ascendance, which is explored in the following study.

Keywords

• esclavage
• négritude
• négrité
• littérature mauricienne