El mundo en el interior de la palabra: una lectura lacaniana de “Emma enters a sentence of Elizabeth Bishop” de William Gass

Autores/as

  • Sara Saei Dibavar University of Isfahan
  • Hossein Pirnajmuddin University of Isfahan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18172/jes.3103

Palabras clave:

“Emma Enters a Sentence of Elizabeth Bishop”, William H. Gass, Jacques Lacan, palabra, mundo, metáfora patriarcal, consciencia del sujeto neurótico

Resumen

“Emma Enters a Sentence of Elizabeth Bishop” de William H. Gass aborda la condición humana en términos de deseo y consciencia en la ficción mediante la creación de personajes que se sienten asfixiados por las circunstancias. La aplicación de las teorías lacanianas sobre la novella de Gass arroja alguna luz sobre las características inconscientes de su protagonista, Emma, cuya neurosis causada por el extremismo de su padre en la representación de su rol patriarcal se refleja en la forma de fragmentos metonímicos aislados y “diseminados” por toda la obra –ya fragmentaria de por sí. Cuando estos trozos de la narrativa de Emma son reunidos mediante el lenguaje revelan que sus acciones tienen su origen en motivaciones patológicas inconscientes. También se discute el proceso a través del cual Emma logra salir de su aprieto.

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Biografía del autor/a

Sara Saei Dibavar, University of Isfahan

PhD Candidate of English Literature at the University of Isfahan

Her interests include literary theory, cultural studies, and modern/postmodern fiction. Her most recent contributions includes the translation of a chapter of De Certeau’s book entitled “Believing and Making People Believe” to be included in a collection on cultural studies in Iran.

Hossein Pirnajmuddin, University of Isfahan

Associate Pofessor of English literature at the University of Isfahan

His interests include Renaissance literature, literary theory and contemporary fiction. His most recent book is titled: East of Representation: The East in English Renaissance Literature (2014).

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Publicado

28-11-2017

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Saei Dibavar, S., & Pirnajmuddin, H. (2017). El mundo en el interior de la palabra: una lectura lacaniana de “Emma enters a sentence of Elizabeth Bishop” de William Gass. Journal of English Studies, 15, 279–294. https://doi.org/10.18172/jes.3103

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