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Résumé and extracted from the first part of the
book " Rectoversion, the exit "
Part I
APOLOGY FOR RECTITUDE
The apology for rectitude is a historical and general report which
enables us to analyze the extent to which the ideology of rectitude,
symbolically male, has led to the depreciation of all that can be
linked to the back (verso), to the exclusive benefit of what
is rectilinear and associated with the front (recto). Dualistic
construction (chap.1) has led to a language adapted to this ideology
which took off in the XVII century (chap.2). 'Straight' values are
largely associated with power even if reality can often appear to
be 'curved' or even twisted (chap.3).
DUALISTIC CONSTRUCTION
Does the existence of a front (recto) and a back (verso)
come from a bipolar understanding of the world, the fundations of
which are made up of opposites? The French language makes it possible
to express this understanding as well as possible by offering a
whole range of antagonistic terms.
In the following table, we propose some of the relationships between
antagonistic terms that we think significantly illustrate this dualistic
construction.
table n° 1: " the dualistic
language "
verso
(front)
of latin verso, versare
to turn |
recto
(back)
of latin rego, regere
to direct, to controle |
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curve
the wrong side
curvilinear
irregular
baroque
dissonant
diverted
false
unfair
badly
dishonest
bent
shade
dark
strange
behind
posterior
dissimulated
pretends
awkward
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is opposed to
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straight, right
the right side
orthogonal
regular
classic
consonant
direct
truth
fair
well
honest
straight
light
luminous
lit
front
anterior
shown
authentic
skillful
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