Odiseo y Bagdad: "Ulysse from Bagdad" de Eric‐Emmanuel Schmitt y "Les Sirènes de Bagdad" de Yasmina Khadra

  1. M ª T ERESA M UÑOZ G ARCÍA DE I TURROSPE 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

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Journal:
Ágora: estudos clássicos em debate

ISSN: 0874-5498

Year of publication: 2018

Issue: 20

Pages: 331-352

Type: Article

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Abstract

This article examines the symbolic representation of the journey of the common hero and his relationship with Odysseus in "Les Sirènes de Bagdad" by Y. Khadra (2006) and "Ulysse from Bagdad" by É.‐E. Schmitt (2008) by analysing some common motifs: the title as allusion, the new setting and classical references mostly explicit and reiterated to inner exile, loss of identity the impossible return and hospitality