Originellité et originalité dans la poétique de Salah Stétié

Abstract

The search for the originel in the poetics of Salah Stétié is, in contrast, part of a more profound reflection on the concept of what is original, set in the limits of the the language of the Koran and the French language, and in an attempt to bring about a Mediterranean dialogue between a 'sacredizing' Islam and a 'desacred' West. The poet-ambassador attempts to reach a platform of understanding between East and West, revealing the extent to which the latter is due to the former's cosmogonic visions; his work therefore represents in the French-speaking world, an area of reflection and communion between different peoples with a common background.