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On Emerging from Hyper Nation: Saramagos "Historical" Trilogy (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures)
Ronald W. Sousa
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Description for On Emerging from Hyper Nation: Saramagos "Historical" Trilogy (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures)
Paperback. This book presents a critical analysis of Portuguese Nobel Laureate Jos Saramagos three novels, Baltasar and Blimunda (1982), The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984), and The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989). Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
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 chapter presents some of the concepts that underlie that compound analytical modality and sets ... Read more
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 chapter presents some of the concepts that underlie that compound analytical modality and sets ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557536976
SKU
V9781557536976
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About Ronald W. Sousa
Ronald W. Sousa, of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, is the author, coauthor, editor, and/or translator of a number of scholarly articles and books dealing with general cultural criticism, as well as Portuguese-language and Spanish-language cultures.
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