Open AccessThe Physical Maze and the Spiritual Labyrinth of Gide's Les Caves du Vatican
Author(s) -
William Jennings
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nottingham french studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2047-7236
pISSN - 0029-4586
DOI - 10.3366/nfs.2007.004
Subject(s) - soul , metaphor , cave , mythology , bourgeoisie , art , philosophy , apothecary , brother , intellect , literature , art history , humanities , classics , theology , history , sociology , politics , anthropology , law , archaeology , political science
This article discusses the maze motif in Andre Gide's 1914 novel, Les Caves du Vatican. The author argues that the spiritual labyrinth of French cathedrals, particularly that of Chartres, offers both the key to the novel's composition and a better reading of the spatial and emotional journeys of the characters than the obvious physical mazes of the work
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