L’impact de l’archéologie et de l’idéologie sur les stéréotypes dans quelques fictions ayant pour sujet la Carthage punique

Fiction that had Punic Carthage as subject was, until the beginning of 19th century, exclusively based on historic sources written by Greeks and Romans. Nevertheless, first – rivals Carthage, second their enemies, have necessarily proposed to posterity a biased story, full subjectivity, rivalry or even hate. The development archeology field research well an auxiliary science history has allowed confront ancients texts with material coming from civilization, consequently questioned centuries old ingrained stereotypes about Carthage. decolonization two countries were directly influenced Tunisia Lebanon then emerged new stakes: ideology used information support national identity these freshly born countries. In Salammbô autor Dictionnaire des idées reçues paradoxically mentions stereotype nourished existence Moloch god. Elegie à Senghor use Didon myth Panafricanist ideology. Finally, Tunisian Fawzi Mellah Libanese J-J Tabet both dispute Elyssa identity.