Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood
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Resumo: | In this paper we explore the novels American Pastoral, by Philip Roth, and Flesh and Blood, by Michael Cunningham, in order to trace the affective mapping that emerges in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States, once the promise of happiness – linked to the American dream – loses its value as an intergenerational cement. The theoretical framework employed includes Hayden White’s considerations on witness literature and recent work by affective turn theorists. This article claims that the value of these novels lies not only in their ability to picture the historicity of the experience of that time, but also in their ability to rethink the ideal of happiness in relation to national, racial and sexual beliefs, and in relation to the notion of contingency. |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and BloodArchivos de infelicidad en la ficción realista: el fracaso del sueño americano en Pastoral Americana y Flesh and BloodLiteratureHistoricityHistorical novelLiteraturaHistoricidadNovela historicaLiteraturaHistoricidadeRomance históricoIn this paper we explore the novels American Pastoral, by Philip Roth, and Flesh and Blood, by Michael Cunningham, in order to trace the affective mapping that emerges in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States, once the promise of happiness – linked to the American dream – loses its value as an intergenerational cement. The theoretical framework employed includes Hayden White’s considerations on witness literature and recent work by affective turn theorists. This article claims that the value of these novels lies not only in their ability to picture the historicity of the experience of that time, but also in their ability to rethink the ideal of happiness in relation to national, racial and sexual beliefs, and in relation to the notion of contingency.En este artículo se analizan las novelas Pastoral Americana, de Philip Roth, y Flesh and Blood, de Michael Cunningham, con el objetivo de rastrear el mapa afectivo que emerge a fines de los años 1960 y principios de los 1970 en Estados Unidos una vez que la promesa de felicidad —vinculada a la búsqueda del sueño americano— pierde validez como garante de cohesión intergeneracional. Para eso, se utilizan como marco teórico las reflexiones de Hayden White en torno a la literatura testimonial y ciertos desarrollos recientes provenientes del llamado giro afectivo. En este artículo se concluye que el valor de esas novelas radica en que ilustran la historicidad de la experiencia de esa época a la vez que habilitan la reflexión sobre el ideal de felicidad en relación con sus asociaciones nacionales, raciales y sexuales y en relación con la noción de contingencia.Sociedade Brasileira de Teoria e História da Historiografia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro2014-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/81210.15848/hh.v0i16.812História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; Vol. 7 No. 16 (2014); 156-173História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; Vol. 7 Núm. 16 (2014); 156-173História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; v. 7 n. 16 (2014); 156-1731983-9928reponame:História da Historiografiainstname:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)instacron:UFOPspahttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/812/500Solana, Marielainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-05-02T02:38:45Zoai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/812Revistahttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revistaPUBhttps://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/oaivaldei354@gmail.com || historiadahistoriografia@hotmail.com1983-99281983-9928opendoar:2020-05-02T02:38:45História da Historiografia - Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)false |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood Archivos de infelicidad en la ficción realista: el fracaso del sueño americano en Pastoral Americana y Flesh and Blood |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood Solana, Mariela Literature Historicity Historical novel Literatura Historicidad Novela historica Literatura Historicidade Romance histórico Solana, Mariela Literature Historicity Historical novel Literatura Historicidad Novela historica Literatura Historicidade Romance histórico |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood |
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Unhappy Archives in Realist Fiction: the Failure of the American Dream in American Pastoral and Flesh and Blood |
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Solana, Mariela |
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Solana, Mariela Solana, Mariela |
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Solana, Mariela |
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Literature Historicity Historical novel Literatura Historicidad Novela historica Literatura Historicidade Romance histórico |
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Literature Historicity Historical novel Literatura Historicidad Novela historica Literatura Historicidade Romance histórico |
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In this paper we explore the novels American Pastoral, by Philip Roth, and Flesh and Blood, by Michael Cunningham, in order to trace the affective mapping that emerges in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States, once the promise of happiness – linked to the American dream – loses its value as an intergenerational cement. The theoretical framework employed includes Hayden White’s considerations on witness literature and recent work by affective turn theorists. This article claims that the value of these novels lies not only in their ability to picture the historicity of the experience of that time, but also in their ability to rethink the ideal of happiness in relation to national, racial and sexual beliefs, and in relation to the notion of contingency. |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Teoria e História da Historiografia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro |
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História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; Vol. 7 No. 16 (2014); 156-173 História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; Vol. 7 Núm. 16 (2014); 156-173 História da Historiografia: International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography; v. 7 n. 16 (2014); 156-173 1983-9928 reponame:História da Historiografia instname:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) instacron:UFOP |
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