Hervé Joubert-Laurencin's Pasolini Trilogy: Heresy and the Alchemical Cauldron

Two new books by Hervé Joubert-Laurencin, "Le Dernier poète expressionniste, écrits sur Pasolini" and "Le Dada du sonnet", alongside the volume "Théâtre, 1938-1965", reframe Pier Paolo Pasolini's work through the lens of heresy and blasphemy. Joubert-Laurencin argues that Pasolini's method is one of binary opposition, rejecting Hegelian synthesis for irreconcilable contradictions. The essay interprets Pasolini's "Abjuration of the Trilogy of Life" not as a renunciation but as a new blasphemous perspective against consumerism. Central to the analysis is the metaphor of the "cauldron" (calderon), drawn from Pasolini's novel "Pétrole", symbolizing the dissolution of identity and the fusion of opposites. Joubert-Laurencin traces Pasolini's crisis to his separation from Ninetto Davoli (1971-1973), which triggered a political and existential rupture. The books also highlight Pasolini's prophetic critique of "cultural genocide" and "homologation" under modern fascism. The study connects Pasolini's work to thinkers like Deleuze, Foucault, and Agamben, emphasizing his anticipation of biopolitics. The final chapter recounts Pasolini's murder on November 2, 1975, at Ostia, linking it to his own poetic invocations of death.