This study offers an Orphic reading of The Unknown Masterpiece, showing that, beyond the crisis of representation, Frenhofer’s quest is driven by a desire for presence. Through the pictorial flesh, the survival of Catherine Lescault’s foot, and Maurice Blanchot’s reflections on Eurydice, formlessness emerges as the paradoxical effect of a striving to bring forth the absolute image. Frenhofer thus appears as an Orpheus of painting, condemned to lose what he seeks to save.

(2026). Frenhofer ou l’impossible retour de l’image [journal article - articolo]. In CAHIERS DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/334366

Frenhofer ou l’impossible retour de l’image

Franchi, Franca
2026-01-01

Abstract

This study offers an Orphic reading of The Unknown Masterpiece, showing that, beyond the crisis of representation, Frenhofer’s quest is driven by a desire for presence. Through the pictorial flesh, the survival of Catherine Lescault’s foot, and Maurice Blanchot’s reflections on Eurydice, formlessness emerges as the paradoxical effect of a striving to bring forth the absolute image. Frenhofer thus appears as an Orpheus of painting, condemned to lose what he seeks to save.
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2026
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978-2-406-21369-7
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Settore FRAN-01/A - Letteratura francese
Balzac; The Unknown Masterpiece; Frenhofer; Orpheus; Eurydice; desire; presence; representation; image; Maurice Blanchot
Balzac; Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu; Frenhofer; Orphée; Eurydice; désir; présence; représentation; image; Maurice Blanchot
Lecture orphique du Chef-d’œuvre inconnu, cette étude montre qu’ au-delà de la crise de la représentation, la quête de Frenhofer est animée par un désir de présence. À travers la chair picturale, la survivance du pied de Catherine Lescault et la réflexion de Maurice Blanchot sur Eurydice, l’informe apparaît comme l’effet paradoxal d’une volonté de faire advenir l’image absolue. Frenhofer se révèle ainsi comme un Orphée de la peinture, condamné à perdre ce qu’il cherche à sauver.
Franchi, Franca
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(2026). Frenhofer ou l’impossible retour de l’image [journal article - articolo]. In CAHIERS DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/334366
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