Écrire en phénoménologue, décrire la ville

This paper examines how the 'artistic vision' in the phenomenological description of the city evolves between two works by Jean-Paul Sartre, La Nausée and La Reine Albemarle, described by Simone de Beauvoir as 'the nausea of middle age.' Drawing on Merleau-Ponty's reflections, it is proposed that each artist, depending on their medium, offers a unique 'vision' of the city, a subjective and embodied expression of their perception. The study analyses how Sartre moves from a literary vision in La Nausée, where the city is described in a romantic and ontological manner, to a more pictorial vision in La Reine Albemarle, inspired by Tintoretto, marked by a proliferation of metaphors and 'tourist tableaux.' This subtle change reveals a shift in the way Sartre expresses his relationship to urban space, introducing pictorial elements into his description of the city, and questions the growing importance of painting in his artistic expression in his mature years. The paper concludes with the implications of this evolution for Sartre's literary project and for the phenomenological approach to the city.