De la poupée de bois à l'emblême patrimonial: Guignol de Lyon
Résumé
Guignol est une marionnette à gaine apparue à Lyon aux débuts du XIX° siècle, dont la popularité a très tôt gagné la capitale et le reste du pays. Aujourd'hui, Guignol est un symbole de Lyon, affiché sur les autoroutes à l'entrée de l'agglomération, décliné en campagnes publicitaires ou en tracts politiques. Cette destinée d'emblême d'un territoire s'est forgée dès que la marionnette est entrée dans le champ de vision des journalistes et des érudits du XIX° siècle. Ceux-ci ont très tôt érigé Guignol et son théâtre en conservatoire des vertus lyonnaises, au prix d'un travail d'"invention de la tradition" dont l'essentiel a lieu entre 1860 et 1914, c'est à dire au moment où se figent les traits canoniques du "caractère lyonnais" tel qu'il est défini par les mêmes hommes et groupes qui utilisent et promeuvent Guignol. Une étroite liaison entre Guignol, le canut et Lyon a fait de la marionnette de Laurent Mourguet un objet typique, "indispensable" à toute recension touristique comme l'affirmait dès 1914 le maire de Lyon Edouard Herriot.
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From the wooden puppet to the local emblem: Guignol of Lyon Guignol is a puppet that appeared in Lyon in the beginning of the 19th century. Its popularity quickly reached Paris and the whole country. Today, Guignol is a symbol of Lyon that one can find in commercials or political speeches. This destiny of local emblem was set as soon as Guignol became a subject of interest for XIXth century journalists and erudites. Very early, those people turned Guignol and its theatre plays into a digest of the lyonese virtues, owing to a work of invention of the tradition that took place beetween 1860 and 1914. In the same time, the features of the lyonese character tend to be definitly set up by the same men and groups that used and promoted Guignol. Thus, a very deep link beetween Guignol, the silkweaver and Lyon made Laurent Mourguet's puppet a true to type object, "indispensable" to all touristic litterature as said in 1914 the mayor of Lyon Edouard Herriot.
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From the wooden puppet to the local emblem: Guignol of Lyon Guignol is a puppet that appeared in Lyon in the beginning of the 19th century. Its popularity quickly reached Paris and the whole country. Today, Guignol is a symbol of Lyon that one can find in commercials or political speeches. This destiny of local emblem was set as soon as Guignol became a subject of interest for XIXth century journalists and erudites. Very early, those people turned Guignol and its theatre plays into a digest of the lyonese virtues, owing to a work of invention of the tradition that took place beetween 1860 and 1914. In the same time, the features of the lyonese character tend to be definitly set up by the same men and groups that used and promoted Guignol. Thus, a very deep link beetween Guignol, the silkweaver and Lyon made Laurent Mourguet's puppet a true to type object, "indispensable" to all touristic litterature as said in 1914 the mayor of Lyon Edouard Herriot.