Journal | Il Tolomeo
Journal issue | 25 | 2023
Research Article | Rire sous presse en Haïti : le cas du Cancanier (1841)

Rire sous presse en Haïti : le cas du Cancanier (1841)

Abstract

This study will analyse the literary specificities of Le Cancanier, a satirical newspaper founded in Haiti in 1841, and reflect on the role played by this publication in the journalistic field of the time. In a cultural context in the process of formation and strongly influenced by the French model, Le Cancanier uses the “rire petite presse” which was increasingly widespread under the July Monarchy. Its weapons – such as the charge verbale, the blague, the supercherie littéraire –, the fruit of a renewed conception of comedy, are adapted to the context of reception. They are mobilised to fuel polemics and to participate, in an eccentric and provocative manner, in a cultural and political debate, the contours of which we will try to outline.


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Submitted: Dec. 1, 2022 | Accepted: Dec. 7, 2022 | Published Jan. 20, 2023 | Language: fr

Keywords Theatre criticism • Granier de Cassagnac • Le Cancanier • 19th century Haitian press • Comedy • Satirical press

Copyright © 2023 Michela Lo Feudo. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Tol/2499-5975/2023/01/000


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