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L'enfant et les sortilèges revisited.

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  • 1Scottish Institute of Human Relations, 13 Park Terrace, Glasgow G3 6BY.

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 6, 2001
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This analysis explores Ravel's opera "L'Enfant et les sortilèges," examining a child's emotional journey through Klein's paranoid-schizoid position and Meltzer's aesthetic conflict theories.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Musicology
  • Literary analysis

Background:

  • Maurice Ravel's opera 'L'Enfant et les sortilèges' depicts a child's emotional response to isolation.
  • The opera is based on a short story by Colette, detailing a boy's "trials and tribulations."

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the opera through the lens of psychoanalytic theories.
  • To explore the concepts of the paranoid-schizoid position and the aesthetic conflict within the opera's narrative and music.

Main Methods:

  • Psychoanalytic interpretation of Ravel's opera.
  • Application of Melanie Klein's theory of the paranoid-schizoid position.
  • Integration of Donald Meltzer's concept of the aesthetic conflict.

Main Results:

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  • The opera illustrates a child's progression from anger to fear and despair, reflecting defenses against feeling overwhelmed.
  • The analysis connects the child's internal struggles to maintaining "good objects" in psychoanalytic terms.
  • The opera provides a framework for understanding the aesthetic conflict in relation to developmental processes and the depressive position.

Conclusions:

  • 'L'Enfant et les sortilèges' serves as a rich case study for psychoanalytic concepts.
  • The opera's musical and narrative elements illuminate key psychoanalytic developmental stages.
  • Meltzer's aesthetic conflict offers a valuable perspective on the opera's exploration of internal and external object relations.