The constitution of the hybrid self in selected excerpts by Qorpo-Santo and Edward Lear
In this article, we propose an analytical reading of selected excerpts from the works of Qorpo-Santo, written in 1866, and from the works of Edward Lear, published in 1846, based on the theories of Max Horkheimer in Eclipse of reason. Stemming from the process of character buildup, from the identification of the self in the alter, from this mirroring of one’s identity, from this inversion of being which structures the hybrid self by Lear and Qorpo-Santo and sets forth its literary hybridism, we shall investigate the matter of hybridism in the constitution of the self in Qorpo-Santo’s works; there will also be the selection of key texts of Qorpo-Santo (plays and poems) which represent his dramatic poetics and his literary nonsense. With regard to Edward Lear, we will dwell on his works and his figurations of hybridism, of the self-alter, of his eccentric nature, of the self who is constantly being built, of the self which is himself and his opposite at the same time, basing our investigations in the theories of Emmanuel Lévinas in Entre Nous and of Gilles Deleuze in Logic of sense. We also consider the matter of mirroring, of mimesis and of the double posited by René Girard in his study about the works of Fiodor Dostoiévski in Dostoiévski: do duplo à unidade. Both works deal with the matters of formalization and organizing knowledge in encyclopedias and scientific manuals, which characterize the men from the nineteenth century both in England and in Brazil and the Zeitgeist that shaped their works. Qorpo-Santo (1829-1883), and his work, Ensiqlopèdia ou seis meses de uma enfermidade, of 9 tomes, only six of which were found, and Edward Lear (1812-1888) with his vast works as father of the English nonsense literature and his botany and zoology manuals which intermingle his literary creations.
The constitution of the hybrid self in selected excerpts by Qorpo-Santo and Edward Lear
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.929312221122
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Palavras-chave: hybrid self, double, Edward Lear, Qorpo-Santo, the constitution of the self.
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Keywords: hybrid self, double, Edward Lear, Qorpo-Santo, the constitution of the self.
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Abstract:
In this article, we propose an analytical reading of selected excerpts from the works of Qorpo-Santo, written in 1866, and from the works of Edward Lear, published in 1846, based on the theories of Max Horkheimer in Eclipse of reason. Stemming from the process of character buildup, from the identification of the self in the alter, from this mirroring of one’s identity, from this inversion of being which structures the hybrid self by Lear and Qorpo-Santo and sets forth its literary hybridism, we shall investigate the matter of hybridism in the constitution of the self in Qorpo-Santo’s works; there will also be the selection of key texts of Qorpo-Santo (plays and poems) which represent his dramatic poetics and his literary nonsense. With regard to Edward Lear, we will dwell on his works and his figurations of hybridism, of the self-alter, of his eccentric nature, of the self who is constantly being built, of the self which is himself and his opposite at the same time, basing our investigations in the theories of Emmanuel Lévinas in Entre Nous and of Gilles Deleuze in Logic of sense. We also consider the matter of mirroring, of mimesis and of the double posited by René Girard in his study about the works of Fiodor Dostoiévski in Dostoiévski: do duplo à unidade. Both works deal with the matters of formalization and organizing knowledge in encyclopedias and scientific manuals, which characterize the men from the nineteenth century both in England and in Brazil and the Zeitgeist that shaped their works. Qorpo-Santo (1829-1883), and his work, Ensiqlopèdia ou seis meses de uma enfermidade, of 9 tomes, only six of which were found, and Edward Lear (1812-1888) with his vast works as father of the English nonsense literature and his botany and zoology manuals which intermingle his literary creations.
- Fernanda Marques Granato
