An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz

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Autor(a) principal: Charbel, Felipe
Data de Publicação: 2016
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: História da Historiografia
Texto Completo: https://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/964
Resumo: This essay examines W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz (2001), with the aim of identifying the modes of figuration of time and history in this novel. One argues that the features of Sebald’s prose, such as the slowness, the frequent digressions, and the old-fashionedness of the diction and of the narrative tone, aim to produce effects of estrangement, affecting the ordinary modes of time experience which are common to the novel’s readers. One also argues that the main character’s thoughts about modern temporality are related to Freud’s remarks on the “uncanny”. In this sense, this essay points out that the “uncanny” is for Sebald an unfathomable characteristic of modern historicity, which can only be investigated by means of a “metaphysics of history”.
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spelling An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s AusterlitzUma filosofia inquietante da história: sobre Austerlitz, de W. G. SebaldW. G. SebaldLiteratureHistoricityW. G. SebaldLiteraturaHistoricidadW. G. SebaldLiteraturaHistoricidadeThis essay examines W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz (2001), with the aim of identifying the modes of figuration of time and history in this novel. One argues that the features of Sebald’s prose, such as the slowness, the frequent digressions, and the old-fashionedness of the diction and of the narrative tone, aim to produce effects of estrangement, affecting the ordinary modes of time experience which are common to the novel’s readers. One also argues that the main character’s thoughts about modern temporality are related to Freud’s remarks on the “uncanny”. In this sense, this essay points out that the “uncanny” is for Sebald an unfathomable characteristic of modern historicity, which can only be investigated by means of a “metaphysics of history”.O ensaio analisa o romance Austerlitz (2001), de W.G. Sebald, com o propósito de identificar os modos de figuração do tempo e da história na referida obra. Argumenta-se que Sebald, com a sua prosa de ritmo lento e caráter digressivo, um tanto antiquada na dicção e no tom narrativo, objetiva produzir efeitos de estranhamento que afetam os modos usuais de experiência do tempo dos leitores do romance. Argumenta-se ainda que as reflexões do personagem principal sobre a temporalidade moderna estão relacionados às considerações de Freud sobre o “inquietante”, e que para Sebald a maneira apropriada de investigar essa dimensão insondável da historicidade seria por meio de uma “metafísica da história”.Sociedade Brasileira de Teoria e História da Historiografia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro2016-06-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/96410.15848/hh.v0i19.964História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; Vol. 8 No. 19 (2015)História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; Vol. 8 Núm. 19 (2015)História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; v. 8 n. 19 (2015)1983-9928reponame:História da Historiografiainstname:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)instacron:UFOPporhttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/964/599Charbel, Felipeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-05-02T02:37:53Zoai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/964Revistahttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revistaPUBhttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/oaivaldei354@gmail.com || historiadahistoriografia@hotmail.com1983-99281983-9928opendoar:2020-05-02T02:37:53História da Historiografia - Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
Uma filosofia inquietante da história: sobre Austerlitz, de W. G. Sebald
title An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
spellingShingle An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
Charbel, Felipe
W. G. Sebald
Literature
Historicity
W. G. Sebald
Literatura
Historicidad
W. G. Sebald
Literatura
Historicidade
title_short An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
title_full An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
title_fullStr An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
title_full_unstemmed An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
title_sort An uncanny philosophy of history: W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz
author Charbel, Felipe
author_facet Charbel, Felipe
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Charbel, Felipe
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv W. G. Sebald
Literature
Historicity
W. G. Sebald
Literatura
Historicidad
W. G. Sebald
Literatura
Historicidade
topic W. G. Sebald
Literature
Historicity
W. G. Sebald
Literatura
Historicidad
W. G. Sebald
Literatura
Historicidade
description This essay examines W. G. Sebald’s Austerlitz (2001), with the aim of identifying the modes of figuration of time and history in this novel. One argues that the features of Sebald’s prose, such as the slowness, the frequent digressions, and the old-fashionedness of the diction and of the narrative tone, aim to produce effects of estrangement, affecting the ordinary modes of time experience which are common to the novel’s readers. One also argues that the main character’s thoughts about modern temporality are related to Freud’s remarks on the “uncanny”. In this sense, this essay points out that the “uncanny” is for Sebald an unfathomable characteristic of modern historicity, which can only be investigated by means of a “metaphysics of history”.
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