{"title":"Between Science and Sorcery: Reimagining Human and Animal Relationality in George Sand's La Petite Fadette","authors":"Leah Powers","doi":"10.1353/ncf.2023.a911799","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Abstract:</p><p>In <i>La Petite Fadette</i>, one of George Sand's <i>romans champêtres</i>, the relationship that Fadette shares with the natural world is rooted in ancestral, embodied knowledge as well as close attention and observation. These relationships demonstrate connection and reciprocity which defies the common ideology of the time that positioned humans as superior to the nonhuman world. The present project argues that throughout the novel, Fadette is able to pass along her unique worldview to Landry, which changes his relationships to the nonhuman worlds. On the other hand, Sylvinet fails to take in Fadette's teachings, which ultimately harms the nonhuman world around him and contributes to his inability to find companionship. This essay demonstrates how the relationships between the human characters and the animal world significantly shape one's understanding of the novel and give a fuller picture of Sand's social and political aims.</p></p>","PeriodicalId":42524,"journal":{"name":"NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH STUDIES","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH STUDIES","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ncf.2023.a911799","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE, ROMANCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In La Petite Fadette, one of George Sand's romans champêtres, the relationship that Fadette shares with the natural world is rooted in ancestral, embodied knowledge as well as close attention and observation. These relationships demonstrate connection and reciprocity which defies the common ideology of the time that positioned humans as superior to the nonhuman world. The present project argues that throughout the novel, Fadette is able to pass along her unique worldview to Landry, which changes his relationships to the nonhuman worlds. On the other hand, Sylvinet fails to take in Fadette's teachings, which ultimately harms the nonhuman world around him and contributes to his inability to find companionship. This essay demonstrates how the relationships between the human characters and the animal world significantly shape one's understanding of the novel and give a fuller picture of Sand's social and political aims.
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Nineteenth-Century French Studies provides scholars and students with the opportunity to examine new trends, review promising research findings, and become better acquainted with professional developments in the field. Scholarly articles on all aspects of nineteenth-century French literature and criticism are invited. Published articles are peer reviewed to ensure scholarly integrity. This journal has an extensive book review section covering a variety of disciplines. Nineteenth-Century French Studies is published twice a year in two double issues, fall/winter and spring/summer.
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