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English to French: Escapism Detailed field: Anthropology
Source text - English Entire industries have sprung up to foster a growing tendency of people to remove themselves from the rigors of daily life – especially into the digital world. Many activities that are normal parts of a healthy existence (e.g., eating, sleeping, exercise, sexual activity) can also become avenues of escapism when taken to extremes or out of proper context; and as a result the word "escapism" often carries a negative connotation, suggesting that escapists are unhappy, with an inability or unwillingness to connect meaningfully with the world and to take necessary action.
However, many challenge the idea that escapism is fundamentally and exclusively negative. C. S. Lewis was fond of humorously remarking that the usual enemies of escape were jailers and considered that, used in moderation, escapism could serve both to refresh and to expand the imaginative powers.
Similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien argued for escapism in fantasy literature as the creative expression of reality within a secondary (imaginative) world (but also emphasised that they required an element of horror in them, if they were not to be 'mere escapism').
Terry Pratchett considered that the twentieth century had seen the development over time of a more positive view of escapist literature. Apart from literature, music and video games have been seen and valued as artistic media of escape, too.
Translation - French De nombreuses industries ont émergé favorisant la tendance croissante des gens à se retirer de la dureté de la vie quotidienne - particulièrement à travers le monde numérique. Beaucoup d'activités, qui font partie en principe d'une vie équilibrée (ex., se nourrir, dormir, l'exercice physique et une vie sexuelle) sont également devenues des avenues pour l'évasion, surtout lorsque ces besoins explorent l'extrémisme ou sont hors du cadre de la normalité; en conséquence, le terme "évasion" détient généralement une connotation négative, impliquant un mal-être, l'incapacité ou du moins le refus de créer une connexion significative avec le monde réelle et de prendre les décisions nécessaires pour y parvenir.
Cependant, beaucoup s'opposent à l'idée que le concept d'évasion serait fondamentalement et exclusivement négatif. C.S Lewis aimait faire remarquer avec humour que généralement, les ennemis de l'évasion sont les geôliers, et considérait qu'avec modération, l'évasion pouvait à la fois rafraîchir et renforcer la créativité.
Similairement, J. R. R. Tolkien plaidait en faveur de l'évasion pour la littérature fantastique, comme étant l'expression créative de la réalité à travers un monde secondaire (imaginaire)(mais soulignait également le besoin d'éléments appartenant à l'horreur, pour ne pas être confondue avec 'de la simple évasion').
Terry Pratchett considérait que le vingtième siècle a assisté au développement d'une vision plus favorable à l'évasion dans la littérature. Au-delà de la littérature, la musique ainsi que les jeux vidéo ont également progressivement été considérés et valorisés comme des conduits artistiques pour l'évasion.
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