Be it in the light fantastic of his early work, or the classic tragedy of La Condition humaine , or sensuous poetry of the Antim�moires , Andr� Malraux uses �farfelu� and related discourses to represent, not the simple �misogyny� of his critics, but a complex image of the symbolism of the sexes and of their interrelations - notably as regards the erotic, maternal, artistic and other aspects of the feminine. As Domnica Radulescu shows, in phenomenological (Bachelardian) terms, �farfelu� discourse is part of ...
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Be it in the light fantastic of his early work, or the classic tragedy of La Condition humaine , or sensuous poetry of the Antim�moires , Andr� Malraux uses �farfelu� and related discourses to represent, not the simple �misogyny� of his critics, but a complex image of the symbolism of the sexes and of their interrelations - notably as regards the erotic, maternal, artistic and other aspects of the feminine. As Domnica Radulescu shows, in phenomenological (Bachelardian) terms, �farfelu� discourse is part of Malraux's creation through art of a true �anti-destiny, � a cosmic eroticism which recursively forms the primary material of the poetic imagination.
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