Summary Of Research On The Narcissus Myth And Its Variant In Turn- Of-The-Century French Literature

Authors

Stephen B. Vaisey, Brigham Young University
Dr. Scott M. Sprenger, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Narcissus myth, French literature, Traité du Narcisse, Andre Gide

College

Humanities

Department

French and Italian

Abstract

The goal of my research was to identify the origin of a deviation from the classic Ovidian myth of Narcissus that Professor Sprenger noticed in the Traité du Narcisse of Andre Gide. Gide’s Narcissus dies by drowning while trying to embrace his own image in the river, while Ovid’s traditional account has Narcissus die by the side of water and turn into a flower. In addition to searching out the origins of this variant, I also made it my goal to discover the reasons for its appearance or reappearance in Gide’s work.

Recommended Citation

Vaisey, Stephen B. and Sprenger, Dr. Scott M. (2014) "Summary Of Research On The Narcissus Myth And Its Variant In Turn- Of-The-Century French Literature," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 627.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/627