La réception de la littérature française en Lituanie dans le contexte de l’identité nationale

Bakutyte, I. (2020)

Doctoral Thesis

The introduction of French literature to Lithuania occurred in different periods of its history. After analysing several cases, we can draw the conclusion that the culture and literature of Western Europe have always been present and well received in Lithuania. French literature represented the ideal to follow, the model to imitate. As it has been one of the world's great literatures for centuries, it has greatly influenced Lithuanian culture and literature.
This thesis covers the most important periods of Lithuanian history: the Renaissance, the Republic of the two Nations (Poland and Lithuania), the occupation by Czarist Russia, Independence in the period between the two world wars, the Soviet occupation and the restoration of Independence in 1990.

• Lithuania
• reception
• literature
• national identity
• Gary
• Rabelais
• Baudelaire
• Mérimée
• Montaigne

• All authors: Bakutyte, I.
• Supervisor: Smits, P.J.
• Co-supervisor: Schulte Nordholt, A.
• Committee: Dijk, Y. van; Bikulčius, V.; Dručkutė, G.; Houppermans, S.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Centre for the Arts in Society, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2020-01-15