Abstract
Based on the reading of “L’idylle”, a work by the French writer Maurice Blanchot, this article analyzes the figure of the foreigner and the five main traits that define it as one who comes from outside: the tragicness of its destiny, the hospitality it evokes, the mayhem it causes, the torment it incites and the death that puts an end to its journey.
Keywords
foreigner; “L’idylle”; Maurice Blanchot; tragedy; mayhem