Comment le roman peut-il étre «wagnérien»? Le cas d'Élémir Bourges

Abstract

The centre of attention of the paper is the connections between the novel Le Crépuscule des dieux (1884) by Bourges and Wagnerian cycle of the Ring: their presence is traced in the subject matter of the work, at the level of character construction and composition. The opinion of the author is that Bourges is the most complete example, illustrating the influence of Wagnerian esthetics in the field of French novel.