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On Emerging from Hyper-Nation : Saramago's ""Historical"" Trilogy
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sousa, Ronald W.
- Series:
- Purdue studies in romance literatures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discourse analysis.
- Historical fiction, Portuguese--History and criticism.
- Literature and history.
- Saramago, Jose. -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Historical fiction, Portuguese.
- Local Subjects:
- Discourse analysis.
- Historical fiction, Portuguese--History and criticism.
- Literature and history.
- Saramago, Jose. -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Purdue University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- On Emerging from Hyper-Nation represents Ronald W. Sousa's attempt to answer the question, "Why do I smile on reading one of Saramago's 'historical' novels?" Why that reaction of emotional release? To answer the "smile question" the book engages in a critical mode that could be described as "discourse analysis." It combines several critical strains and relies on basic concepts from Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, Adlerian psychology, and contemporary cognitive psychology for their discourse-analytical value rather than as entrées into psychoanalytical reading per se. The introductory ch
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page""; ""Halftitle Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: What�s in a Smile""; ""Chapter One: Portuguese Fascism and Literary Institutionality""; ""Chapter Two: Baltasar and Blimunda: The Readership Pact and the Release of Pleasure""; ""Chapter Three: Reading the Labyrinth: Text as Obstacle in The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis""; ""Chapter Four: Mastering the Culture�s Tool Kit, or “Is the City Still Taken?�: The History of the Siege of Lisbon�s Self-Invited Reader""
- ""Conclusion: What Has the Smile Brought with It?""""Notes""; ""Works Cited and Consulted""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781612493503
- 1612493505
- OCLC:
- 908512532
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