Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve

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Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Miriam de Paiva
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Letras de Hoje (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fale/article/view/36394
Resumo: The notion of ekphrasis, either understood as a rhetorical device from antiquity or as a literary tool, is a (inter) medial procedure that enables the crossing of borders between literature and other forms of art, such as painting, sculpture and architecture. By making an absent edifice present in a literary work, ekphrasis is able to elucidate not only familiar built environments, but also places never seen before. As it is the case of the short story “Cathedral” (1980), by Raymond Carver. The symbolism aroused by effort of the atheist narrator to make a blind character see a religious architectural construction streamed by a television documentary through a drawing has been read as a turning point in the author’s bitter pessimism. Departing from the notion of architecture as a medial phenomenon (VIEIRA, 2017) along with the study on the transfer of medial characteristics among dissimilar media (ELLESTRÖM, 2010, 2014, 2017), the aim of this paper is to discuss how the medium architecture is made present (or not) in the short story “Cathedral”.
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spelling Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond CarveArquitectura in absentia en el cuento “Catedral”, de Raymond CarverArquitetura in absentia no conto "Catedral", de Raymond CarverEkphrasis. Intermediality. Architecture. Comparative literature. Raymond CarverÉcfrasis. Intermedialidad. Arquitectura. Literatura comparada. Raymond Carver.ÉcfraseIntermidialidadeArquiteturaLiteratura ComparadaRaymond CarverThe notion of ekphrasis, either understood as a rhetorical device from antiquity or as a literary tool, is a (inter) medial procedure that enables the crossing of borders between literature and other forms of art, such as painting, sculpture and architecture. By making an absent edifice present in a literary work, ekphrasis is able to elucidate not only familiar built environments, but also places never seen before. As it is the case of the short story “Cathedral” (1980), by Raymond Carver. The symbolism aroused by effort of the atheist narrator to make a blind character see a religious architectural construction streamed by a television documentary through a drawing has been read as a turning point in the author’s bitter pessimism. Departing from the notion of architecture as a medial phenomenon (VIEIRA, 2017) along with the study on the transfer of medial characteristics among dissimilar media (ELLESTRÖM, 2010, 2014, 2017), the aim of this paper is to discuss how the medium architecture is made present (or not) in the short story “Cathedral”.La écfrasis, tanto como herramienta retórica de la antigüedad como recurso literario, es un procedimiento (inter) mediático que actúa en el cruce de fronteras entre la literatura y otras formas de manifestaciones artísticas, como la pintura, la escultura y la arquitectura. Al hacer que una edificación esté presente en una obra literaria, la écfrasis puede dilucidar no solo construcciones familiares, sino también lugares nunca antes vistos. Es el caso del cuento “Catedral” (1980), de Raymond Carver, en lo que el simbolismo de los efectos causados por el intento del narrador ateo de hacer que el personaje ciego vea una obra arquitectónica religiosa, televisada en un documental, por medio de un dibujo, a menudo se lee como un punto de inflexión en el mordaz pesimismo de la obra del autor. Por lo tanto, con base en la noción de écfrasis como un fenómeno mediático (VIEIRA, 2017) y en el estudio de la transferencia de características entre los medios (ELLESTRÖM, 2010, 2014, 2017), el objetivo de este ensayo es discutir cómo el medio arquitectura se hace presente (o no) en el cuento “Catedral”.A écfrase, tanto como ferramenta retórica da antiguidade quanto como recurso literário, é um procedimento (inter) midiático que atua no cruzar de fronteiras entre a literatura e outras formas de manifestações artísticas, tais como pintura, escultura e arquitetura. Ao fazer uma edificação presente em uma obra literária, a écfrase é capaz de elucidar não somente espaços construídos familiares, mas também lugares nunca vistos antes. Esse é o caso de “Catedral” (1980), do autor estadunidense Raymond Carver, em que o simbolismo dos efeitos provocados pela tentativa, por parte do narrador ateu, de fazer o personagem cego ver uma obra arquitetônica religiosa, televisionada em um documentário, por meio de um desenho costuma ser lido como uma virada no pessimismo mordaz da obra do autor. Assim sendo, a partir da noção de écfrase como fenômeno midiático (VIEIRA, 2017) e do estudo de transferência de características entre mídias (ELLESTRÖM, 2010, 2014, 2017), o objetivo desse ensaio é discutir de que maneira a mídia arquitetura se faz presente (ou não) no conto “Catedral”.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2020-04-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionLiteratura, outras artes e mídias; Literatura Comparadaapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fale/article/view/3639410.15448/1984-7726.2020.1.36394Letras de Hoje; Vol. 55 No. 1 (2020); e36394Letras de Hoje; Vol. 55 Núm. 1 (2020); e36394Letras de Hoje; v. 55 n. 1 (2020); e363941984-77260101-333510.15448/1984-7726.2020.1reponame:Letras de Hoje (Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fale/article/view/36394/19624Copyright (c) 2020 Letras de Hojehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVieira, Miriam de Paiva2020-04-28T19:01:22Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/36394Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/falePRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fale/oaieditora.periodicos@pucrs.br || letrasdehoje@pucrs.br1984-77260101-3335opendoar:2020-04-28T19:01:22Letras de Hoje (Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
Arquitectura in absentia en el cuento “Catedral”, de Raymond Carver
Arquitetura in absentia no conto "Catedral", de Raymond Carver
title Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
spellingShingle Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
Vieira, Miriam de Paiva
Ekphrasis. Intermediality. Architecture. Comparative literature. Raymond Carver
Écfrasis. Intermedialidad. Arquitectura. Literatura comparada. Raymond Carver.
Écfrase
Intermidialidade
Arquitetura
Literatura Comparada
Raymond Carver
title_short Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
title_full Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
title_fullStr Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
title_full_unstemmed Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
title_sort Architecture in absentia: “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carve
author Vieira, Miriam de Paiva
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ekphrasis. Intermediality. Architecture. Comparative literature. Raymond Carver
Écfrasis. Intermedialidad. Arquitectura. Literatura comparada. Raymond Carver.
Écfrase
Intermidialidade
Arquitetura
Literatura Comparada
Raymond Carver
topic Ekphrasis. Intermediality. Architecture. Comparative literature. Raymond Carver
Écfrasis. Intermedialidad. Arquitectura. Literatura comparada. Raymond Carver.
Écfrase
Intermidialidade
Arquitetura
Literatura Comparada
Raymond Carver
description The notion of ekphrasis, either understood as a rhetorical device from antiquity or as a literary tool, is a (inter) medial procedure that enables the crossing of borders between literature and other forms of art, such as painting, sculpture and architecture. By making an absent edifice present in a literary work, ekphrasis is able to elucidate not only familiar built environments, but also places never seen before. As it is the case of the short story “Cathedral” (1980), by Raymond Carver. The symbolism aroused by effort of the atheist narrator to make a blind character see a religious architectural construction streamed by a television documentary through a drawing has been read as a turning point in the author’s bitter pessimism. Departing from the notion of architecture as a medial phenomenon (VIEIRA, 2017) along with the study on the transfer of medial characteristics among dissimilar media (ELLESTRÖM, 2010, 2014, 2017), the aim of this paper is to discuss how the medium architecture is made present (or not) in the short story “Cathedral”.
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