Linguistic representation of Paris in Jacques Prévert’s works

Abstract

Paris is one of the cities where French writers of various eras are most willing to place the action of their works. The article is focused on the depiction of Paris in the works of Jacques Prevert (1900–1977), a famous French poet and screenwriter born in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris and who spent most of his life in the capital. So it seems logical that the city stands separate in his works. The purpose of the article is to analyze the main linguistic means of representation of Paris in Prevert’s poetic and prose texts. The main method of research is linguostylistic and linguoculturological analysis of an authentic literary text. The material for the analysis was selected from the collections “Choses et autres” (“Things and others”, 1972), “Grand Bal du Printemps” (“Great Spring Ball”, 1951), “Histoires et d’autres histoires” (“Stories and more stories”, 1946). Based on the results of the study, a conclusion is made about the specifics of the image of Paris in Prevert’s works, the main linguistic means used in the representation of the city are specified, and prospects for further research in the area are outlined.