Dissimulation des classes sociales, de l'économie et de l'histoire dans la fiction de Barbey d'Aurevilly

Barbey d'Aurevilly's fiction while proclaiming a reactionary, aristocratic conservatism implies, through the texts' various "silences," the economic and historical triumph of the capitalist bourgeoisie. The social descriptions of characters and the economical implications of the dramatic conflicts are omitted or barely mentioned. Similarly ignored are the working classes, the bourgeoisie, money matters and professional activities. Most aurevillian secrets and mysteries remain unsolved because their ideological dimension is latent, censored; it can only be perceived through the omissions, exaggerations and puns in the texts. Barbey's personal and sexual scandals cover up the social outrages of the nineteenth century. (In French) (FCM)