Myths of Authenticity and Cultural Performance
Breton Identity in the Poetry Anthology, 1830–2000
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21363907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Evans (0000-0001-7258-3485, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-174 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nottingham French Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-4586 • E-ISSN: 2047-7236 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/nfs.2021.0314 |
| OpenAlex | W3166885963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article examines the various constructions of Breton identity in twelve anthologies of poetry revealing three broad conceptual phases: celebration of an essential ethno-cultural otherness which nonetheless belongs within the French Republic (1830–1918), calls for independence which harness pan-Celtic or postcolonial discourses (1919–71), and a playful, performative notion of identity based on cultural affinity, inclusive of incomers (1976–2000). I focus on strategies of editorial framing which, in each phase, insist on the apartness, and the authenticity, of Breton expression. These anthological, quasi-anthropological projects both anticipate and encourage the reader's touristic gaze, betraying anxieties about Brittany's relationship to the nation within which it must negotiate a place. These negotiations are played out in texts which, in their use of the French language and French poetic forms, operate a constant dialogue with the national tradition, a mode of self-questioning to which the poem is particularly well suited
Aesthetics · Alterity · Art · Celtic languages · Epistemology · Framing (construction) · Identity (music) · Literature · Mythology · Negotiation · Performative utterance · Poetry · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |