{"id":529218,"date":"2025-10-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=529218"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:57:33","slug":"https-leregardlibre-com-litterature-longues-phrases-eloge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/litterature\/https-leregardlibre-com-litterature-longues-phrases-eloge\/","title":{"rendered":"In praise of the long sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>A l\u2019\u00e8re des slogans et de l\u2019attention fuyante, la phrase courte s\u2019impose. Elle claque, percute et fait vendre. Or, certains espaces r\u00e9sistent. Dans les m\u00e9andres de la litt\u00e9rature, la langue reprend son souffle.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Nous vivons dans le r\u00e8gne de la phrase courte. La faute aux commandements communicationnels: il faut capter l\u2019attention, imprimer le message, convaincre instantan\u00e9ment. En fl\u00e2nant sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, l\u2019individu contemporain est abreuv\u00e9 de phrases qui vont droit au but. Les textes exhibent fi\u00e8rement leurs anaphores un peu forc\u00e9es. C\u2019est bref, c\u2019est cadenc\u00e9, c\u2019est r\u00e9p\u00e9titif. Il faut aguicher, cr\u00e9er du rythme. Dynamique. Direct. Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ne nous m\u00e9prenons pas, la cause est l\u00e9gitime. Il faut \u00eatre clair et concis pour \u00eatre compris. Les phrases \u00e0 rallonge perdent une audience constamment stimul\u00e9e. L\u2019attention se gagne au prix d\u2019une lutte acharn\u00e9e. A la mani\u00e8re du minimalisme architectural, la phrase courte \u00e9pure. N\u00e9anmoins, dans un monde de lofts su\u00e9dois aux tons pastel, il existe encore des \u00e9glises orthodoxes de la langue, des espaces o\u00f9 les mots s\u2019\u00e9tirent, les virgules s\u2019accumulent, les digressions fleurissent et les phrases s\u2019enlacent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/newsletter.infomaniak.com\/external\/submit\" class=\"inf-form\" target=\"_blank\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" style=\"display:none\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"key\"\nvalue=\"eyJpdiI6IlZXRVJGMlRGQUU2alNqUE81bitIUk5adnNVa0c4MllFTStzOHdHT1FQZ3c9IiwidmFsdWUiOiJIYzhwMUVCK1pTNnlhY3MyMmhuZlhReWJqemEwNk93blMxTjFHc0s2VHZrPSIsIm1hYyI6ImVhYTQ5N2I1M2NiYWE4NzBmNjk2NzgzYjliM2Y5NmYzM2E2ZmU3\nNGQxNTU1ZDFkMTU1MzY5NTdjYjE3ZTJmNTUifQ==\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"webform_id\" value=\"7291\"><style> .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff{ background-color:#f5f5f5; padding:25px 20px; margin:25px auto; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-content { margin-top:13px;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff span, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label, .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-success p a { color:#555555; font-size:14px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4{\nfont-size:18px; margin:0px 0px 13px 0px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label{ font-weight:bold; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input { margin-bottom:7px; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label { display:block;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input{ height:35px; color:#999999; border: 1px solid #E9E9E9; border:none; padding-left:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-\ninput.inf-error label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error span.inf-message{ color: #cc0033; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error input{ border: 1px solid #cc0033; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input input { width:100%;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error span.inf-message { display: block; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit { text-align:right;} .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input{ background-color:#777777; color:#ffffff; border:none; font-weight: normal; height:auto; padding:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input.disabled{ opacity: 0.4; } .inf-btn {\ncolor: rgb(85, 85, 85); border: medium none; font-weight: normal; height: auto; padding: 7px; display: inline-block; background-color: white; box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24); border-radius: 2px; line-height: 1em; } .inf-rgpd { margin:25px 0px 15px 0px;\ncolor:#555555; } <\/style> <div class=\"inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff\"> <h4>NEWSLETTER DU REGARD LIBRE<\/h4> <span>Recevez nos articles chaque dimanche.<\/span> <div class=\"inf-success\" style=\"display:none\"> <h4>Votre inscription \u00e0 notre infolettre\nhebdomadaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9e avec succ\u00e8s !<\/h4> <p> <a href=\"#\" class=\"inf-btn\">&laquo;<\/a> <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"inf-content\"> <div class=\"inf-input inf-input-text\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"inf[1]\" data-inf-meta = \"1\" data-inf-error = \"Merci de renseigner une adresse\nemail\" required=\"required\" placeholder=\"Email\" > <\/div> <div class=\"inf-submit\"> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"\" value=\"S\u2019inscrire\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/form>\n\n\n\n<p>La litt\u00e9rature est ce lieu d\u2019extase langagi\u00e8re par excellence. Sa parfaite inutilit\u00e9 instrumentale offre aux auteurs la libert\u00e9 de faire respirer la langue et d\u2019oser le superflu. L\u2019ornemental laisse d\u2019\u00eatre suspect et le lecteur peut encore d\u00e9ambuler dans les couches du texte comme on explore un palais baroque. Prenons Joris-Karl Huysmans, \u00e9crivain d\u2019un raffinement absolu, d\u00e9crivant le splendide tableau <em>Salom\u00e9 dansant devant H\u00e9rode<\/em> de Gustave Moreau <em>(voir ci-contre)<\/em> dans <em>A Rebours<\/em> (1884):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abAutour de cette statue [H\u00e9rode], immobile, fig\u00e9e dans une pose hi\u00e9ratique de dieu Hindou, des parfums br\u00fblaient, d\u00e9gorgeant des nu\u00e9es de vapeurs que trouaient, de m\u00eame que des yeux phosphor\u00e9s de b\u00eates, les feux des pierres ench\u00e2ss\u00e9es dans les parois du tr\u00f4ne; puis la vapeur montait, se d\u00e9roulait sous les arcades o\u00f9 la fum\u00e9e bleue se m\u00ealait \u00e0 la poudre d\u2019or des grands rayons de jour, tomb\u00e9s des d\u00f4mes. (\u2026)<br>La face recueillie, solennelle, presque auguste, elle [Salom\u00e9] commence la lubrique danse qui doit r\u00e9veiller les sens assoupis du vieil H\u00e9rode; ses seins ondulent et, au frottement de ses colliers qui tourbillonnent, leurs bouts se dressent; sur la moiteur de sa peau les diamants, attach\u00e9s, scintillent; ses bracelets, ses ceintures, ses bagues, crachent des \u00e9tincelles; sur sa robe triomphale, coutur\u00e9e de perles, ramag\u00e9e d\u2019argent, lam\u00e9e d\u2019or, la cuirasse des orf\u00e8vreries dont chaque maille est une pierre, entre en combustion, croise des serpenteaux de feu, grouille sur la chair mate, sur la peau rose th\u00e9, ainsi que des insectes splendides aux \u00e9lytres \u00e9blouissants, marbr\u00e9s de carmin, ponctu\u00e9s de jaune aurore, diapr\u00e9s de bleu d\u2019acier, tigr\u00e9s de vert paon.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-733x1024.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529223\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-585x817.jpg 585w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-300x419.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876-600x838.jpg 600w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_gustave-moreau-salome-dansant-devant-herode-huile-sur-toile-1876.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quel tourbillon de mots pour d\u00e9crire une simple danse! Mais la beaut\u00e9 reste un besoin fondamental, voire un imp\u00e9ratif. Face \u00e0 la rentabilit\u00e9 du verbe, l\u2019exp\u00e9rience litt\u00e9raire \u00e9l\u00e8ve l\u2019individu. Le rapport aux mots y prend une tournure profonde et voluptueuse. C\u2019est dans la litt\u00e9rature que le citoyen contemporain, mitraill\u00e9 de phrases \u00abimpactantes\u00bb, peut se r\u00e9fugier, se perdant dans une promenade sans but et r\u00e9apprenant \u00e0 vivre la langue dans un souffle lent et continu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Journaliste et consultant, <strong>Pablo S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> est r\u00e9dacteur au <\/em>Regard&nbsp;Libre<em>.<\/em> <em>Ecrire \u00e0 l\u2019auteur: <a href=\"http:\/\/Pablo.S%C3%A1nchez@leregardlibre.com\">pablo.sanchez@leregardlibre.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vous-venez-de-lire-un-article-en-libre-acces-debats-analyses-actualites-culturelles-abonnez-vous-a-notre-media-de-reflexion-pour-nous-soutenir-et-avoir-acces-a-tous-nos-contenus\">Vous venez de lire un article en libre acc\u00e8s. D\u00e9bats, analyses, actualit\u00e9s culturelles: <a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/abonnement\/\">abonnez-vous<\/a> \u00e0<br>notre m\u00e9dia de r\u00e9flexion pour nous soutenir et avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 tous nos contenus! <\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an age of slogans and elusive attention spans, the short sentence is a must. They click, hit and sell. And yet, some spaces resist. 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