Rhythm and meaning, by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht
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rhythm, meaning, functions of rhythmAbstract
Based on the idea that the association between rhythm and meaning has never been seen as a problem for literary criticism, this essay seeks not only to analyze the concept of rhythm but also to offer solid parameters for the investigation of the phenomenon in the analysis of its functions in the literary text. The author will use the ideas of Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela as a basis, as well as the reflection of Paul Zumthor, who raised the line of academic reflection according to which the “dynamics of the voice” is an importante aspect for the phenomena associated to rhythm. Based on the analysis done in the essay, the idea is to problematize the association between rhythm and meaning, intiving critics, teachers and readers for a reflection about the phenomenon and outlining a line of investigation not well explored up this moment, and which consists in an element that constitutes, according to what the same author will call in another essay of his authorship, in the non-hermeneutic field and materialities of communication.
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