Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain
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Resumo: | The fantastic is a fictional narrative genre in which occur unverifiable or irreproducible events in the referential reality. However, unlike other genres such as the marvellous or the fairy tales, we are faced with a story in which these events are perceived as supernatural in the same space-time of the text, which leads us to question the reasons why European authors from the 19th century have invested so much of their time and efforts in their production. We adopted a social-cognitive approach according to which every narrative, textual or discursive genre is a social-cognitive response to a social-cultural contingency that, at this historical moment, is the end of a society based on vertical time (magical mentality), and its conflict with that is guided by horizontal time (scientific mentality). In general, fantastic fiction writers play with readers' confirmation bias, presenting recurring situations in everyday normality, such as altered states of consciousness and random coincidences, which are seen as manifestations of the supernatural in referential reality. Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) was a French author who, in his fantastic tales, made extensive use of altered states of consciousness, frequently triggered by the consumption of hallucinogenic substances, to present to his readers the idea that in the heart of the Belle Époque they could open the ‘doors of perception’ and see the supernatural truth under the veil of everyday normality. |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean LorrainEstados alterados de consciência: a ficção fantástica de Jean Lorrainfrench literature; social-cognitive approach; Belle Époqueliteratura francesa; abordagem sociocognitiva; Belle Époque.The fantastic is a fictional narrative genre in which occur unverifiable or irreproducible events in the referential reality. However, unlike other genres such as the marvellous or the fairy tales, we are faced with a story in which these events are perceived as supernatural in the same space-time of the text, which leads us to question the reasons why European authors from the 19th century have invested so much of their time and efforts in their production. We adopted a social-cognitive approach according to which every narrative, textual or discursive genre is a social-cognitive response to a social-cultural contingency that, at this historical moment, is the end of a society based on vertical time (magical mentality), and its conflict with that is guided by horizontal time (scientific mentality). In general, fantastic fiction writers play with readers' confirmation bias, presenting recurring situations in everyday normality, such as altered states of consciousness and random coincidences, which are seen as manifestations of the supernatural in referential reality. Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) was a French author who, in his fantastic tales, made extensive use of altered states of consciousness, frequently triggered by the consumption of hallucinogenic substances, to present to his readers the idea that in the heart of the Belle Époque they could open the ‘doors of perception’ and see the supernatural truth under the veil of everyday normality.O fantástico é uma narrativa de ficção em que ocorrem eventos inverificáveis ou irreproduzíveis na realidade referencial. No entanto, diferentemente de outros gêneros como o maravilhoso ou o feérico, estamos diante de uma história na qual esses eventos são percebidos como sobrenaturais no mesmo espaço-tempo do texto, o que nos leva a questionar as razões pelas quais autores europeus a partir do século XIX tenham investido tanto de seu tempo e esforços em sua produção. Optamos por uma abordagem sociocognitiva segundo a qual, todo gênero narrativo, textual ou discursivo é uma resposta sociocognitiva a uma contingência sociocultural que, neste momento histórico, é o fim da sociedade baseada no tempo vertical, de mentalidade mágica, e seu conflito com aquela que surge orientada pelo tempo horizontal, de mentalidade científica. De forma geral, os autores de ficção fantástica jogam com o viés de confirmação dos leitores, apresentando-lhes situações recorrentes na normalidade cotidiana, como os estados alterados de consciência e as coincidências fortuitas, as quais são vistas como manifestações do sobrenatural na realidade referencial. Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) foi um autor francês que, em seus contos fantásticos, recorreu bastante aos estados alterados de consciência, muitas vezes desencadeados pelo consumo de substâncias alucinógenas, para apresentar a seus leitores a ideia de que em plena Belle Époque se poderiam abrir as ‘portas da percepção’ e enxergar a verdade sobrenatural sob o véu da normalidade cotidiana.Universidade Estadual De Maringá2020-03-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAbordagem sociocognitiva do sobrenatural em literatura de ficçãoapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/4902310.4025/actascilangcult.v42i1.49023Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; Vol 42 No 1 (2020): Jan.-June; e49023Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; v. 42 n. 1 (2020): Jan.-June; e490231983-46831983-4675reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMporhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/49023/751375149615Copyright (c) 2020 Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culturehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPierini, Fábio Lucas2022-02-20T22:25:08Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/49023Revistahttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCultPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/oai||actalan@uem.br1983-46831983-4675opendoar:2022-02-20T22:25:08Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain Estados alterados de consciência: a ficção fantástica de Jean Lorrain |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain Pierini, Fábio Lucas french literature; social-cognitive approach; Belle Époque literatura francesa; abordagem sociocognitiva; Belle Époque. |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain |
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Altered states of consciousness: the fantastic fiction of Jean Lorrain |
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Pierini, Fábio Lucas |
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Pierini, Fábio Lucas |
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Pierini, Fábio Lucas |
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french literature; social-cognitive approach; Belle Époque literatura francesa; abordagem sociocognitiva; Belle Époque. |
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french literature; social-cognitive approach; Belle Époque literatura francesa; abordagem sociocognitiva; Belle Époque. |
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The fantastic is a fictional narrative genre in which occur unverifiable or irreproducible events in the referential reality. However, unlike other genres such as the marvellous or the fairy tales, we are faced with a story in which these events are perceived as supernatural in the same space-time of the text, which leads us to question the reasons why European authors from the 19th century have invested so much of their time and efforts in their production. We adopted a social-cognitive approach according to which every narrative, textual or discursive genre is a social-cognitive response to a social-cultural contingency that, at this historical moment, is the end of a society based on vertical time (magical mentality), and its conflict with that is guided by horizontal time (scientific mentality). In general, fantastic fiction writers play with readers' confirmation bias, presenting recurring situations in everyday normality, such as altered states of consciousness and random coincidences, which are seen as manifestations of the supernatural in referential reality. Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) was a French author who, in his fantastic tales, made extensive use of altered states of consciousness, frequently triggered by the consumption of hallucinogenic substances, to present to his readers the idea that in the heart of the Belle Époque they could open the ‘doors of perception’ and see the supernatural truth under the veil of everyday normality. |
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