Une lecture biographique de la poésie de Xu Lizhi A Biographical Reading of Xu Lizhi’s Poetry
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ABSTRACT: This article undertakes a biographical reading of the poetry of Xu Lizhi, a Chinese migrant worker who committed suicide in 2014. It analyses his poems published posthumously in the 2015 anthology “La machine est ton seigneur et ton maître”. The article interrogates the poetry through three specific objectives: (1) to explore the representation of the poet’s despair and distress as an immigrant worker; (2) to explore the concept of death before actual death, as experienced in a life of suffering; and (3) to explore the motif of suicide as prophecy. Thus, the poet’s lived experiences offer insights into the psychic state that underlies the literary ingenuity expressed in his poems.
RÉSUMÉ : Cet article propose une lecture biographique de la poésie de Xu Lizhi, un travailleur migrant chinois qui s’est suicidé en 2014. Il analyse ses poèmes publiés à titre posthume dans l’anthologie de 2015 « La machine est ton seigneur et ton maître ». L’article interroge la poésie à travers trois objectifs spécifiques : (1) explorer la représentation du désespoir et de la détresse du poète en tant que travailleur immigré ; (2) explorer le concept de la mort avant la mort réelle, telle qu’elle est vécue dans une vie de souffrance ; et (3) explorer le motif du suicide en tant que prophétie. Ainsi, les expériences vécues par le poète permettent de comprendre l’état psychique qui sous-tend l’ingéniosité littéraire exprimée dans ses poèmes.
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