A barbárie e as razões do discurso em Sérgio Sant´Anna

Maria Tereza Carneiro Lemos

doi:10.5433/1678-2054.2006v8p21

The barbarism and the senses of discourse in Sergio Sant´Anna´s fiction

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Maria Tereza Carneiro Lemos Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1678-2054.2006v8p21

Keywords:

Fiction, Representation, Barbarism, Discourse

Abstract

This essay discusses the notion of evil‘s representation in the contemporary culture and arts, particularly through Sérgio Sant’Anna’s fiction where are considered the relations between barbarism, testimony, discourse and lector. The shock experience, the insensibility, the solidarity, and the pact of reading are brought into light through the short stories “The monster” and “The meat packet”.

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Author Biography

Maria Tereza Carneiro Lemos, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

PhD student in Literature at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

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Published

2016-03-19

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Lemos, Maria Tereza Carneiro. “The Barbarism and the Senses of Discourse in Sergio Sant´Anna´s Fiction”. Terra Roxa E Outras Terras: Revista De Estudos Literários, vol. 8, Mar. 2016, pp. 21-29, doi:10.5433/1678-2054.2006v8p21.

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Vol. 8 (2006)

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