La profanation du sacré dans certains romans de Saramago et de Kundera: approche à l'étude de l'ironie et la parodie dans le roman contemporain

Abstract

This article studies the contemporary novel. Focusing on some novels by Saramago and Kundera, published between the 1970’s and the 1990’s, this study highlights how both novelists, by using parody and irony, reappraise "the truth" that influences the spirit of contemporary societies. The Bible parody is, despite stylistic particularities, a point of convergence in these writings. Our theoretical main sources are Hutcheon’s works on parody and irony.