Dans l’esprit du Dionysien : Le courrier des fans de Marlene van Niekerk à Freddy Mercury
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https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v59i2.13422Mots-clés :
Apollon contre Dionysos, Kaar, Marlene van Niekerk, Friedrich NietzscheRésumé
Cet essai s’appuie sur la dichotomie de Nietzsche entre les principes apollinien et dionysiaque relatifs à la tragédie classique, pour l’analyse du poème « Fan mail Freddy Mercury » de Marlene van Niekerk, tiré de Kaar (2013). Le poème traite du musicien de rock Freddy Mercury et il illustre l’esprit dionysiaque à travers les mouvements de l’artiste, sa performance et son registre vocal. D’après ma lecture du texte, il est évident qu’il y avait une forte fusion de l’apollinien et du dionysiaque dans la vie et le travail de Freddy Mercury. Malgré son esprit rebelle et sa négation de la foi de son enfance, la culture lui a dicté d’être enterré dans sa foi. Van Niekerk ajoute une autre dimension au poème quand elle invoque Zarathoustra, la figure prophétique de Nietzsche, à distinguer du dieu historique de la foi de Zoroastre. Le langage métaphorique utilisé par la poète suggère son espièglerie dionysiaque.
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