Between humans and beasts: the fictional uncanny in The Great God Pan and Shame
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Resumo: | The purpose of this work is to analyze two fictional works, Arthur Machen’s novella The Great God Pan and Salman Rushdie’s novel Shame, which contain unusual situations and events, examining them to discuss how the fantastic elements in both texts relate to the context of production of the works, that is, respectively, the nineteenth century and the second half of the twentieth century. Machen promoted a break with the tradition of horror stories, then in vogue, and Rushdie introduced features of Magical Realism into the Indian Postcolonial Literature. Temporally distant, the two works resort to the same device, typical of fantastic fiction, the metamorphosis of characters, and, through it, the authors build a subliminal criticism of the political and social system dominant in their own time. |
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Between humans and beasts: the fictional uncanny in The Great God Pan and ShameEntre humanos e bestas: o insólito ficcional em The Great God Pan e ShameThe purpose of this work is to analyze two fictional works, Arthur Machen’s novella The Great God Pan and Salman Rushdie’s novel Shame, which contain unusual situations and events, examining them to discuss how the fantastic elements in both texts relate to the context of production of the works, that is, respectively, the nineteenth century and the second half of the twentieth century. Machen promoted a break with the tradition of horror stories, then in vogue, and Rushdie introduced features of Magical Realism into the Indian Postcolonial Literature. Temporally distant, the two works resort to the same device, typical of fantastic fiction, the metamorphosis of characters, and, through it, the authors build a subliminal criticism of the political and social system dominant in their own time.O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar duas obras ficcionais, a novela The Great God Pan, de Arthur Machen, e o romance Shame, de Salman Rushdie, que contêm situações e eventos insólitos, examinando-as de modo a discutir como os elementos fantásticos presentes em ambos os textos relacionam-se ao contexto de produção das obras, ou seja, respectivamente, o século XIX e a segunda metade do século XX. Machen promoveu uma ruptura em relação à tradição das histórias de horror, então em voga, e Rushdie introduziu na literatura pós-colonial indiana características do Realismo Mágico. Temporalmente distantes, as duas obras recorrem a um mesmo artifício, típico da ficção fantástica, a metamorfose de personagens, e, por meio dela, os autores constroem uma crítica subliminar ao sistema político e social dominante em seu tempo.UFSC2017-01-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/2175-8026.2017v70n1p9110.5007/2175-8026.2017v70n1p91Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; Vol. 70 No. 1 (2017); 91-102Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; v. 70 n. 1 (2017); 91-1022175-80260101-4846reponame:Ilha do Desterroinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/2175-8026.2017v70n1p91/33489Copyright (c) 2017 Shirley de Souza Gomes Carreirainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCarreira, Shirley de Souza Gomes2019-01-25T09:08:31Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/45595Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterroPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/oaiilha@cce.ufsc.br||corseuil@cce.ufsc.br||ilhadodesterro@gmail.com2175-80260101-4846opendoar:2019-01-25T09:08:31Ilha do Desterro - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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Between humans and beasts: the fictional uncanny in The Great God Pan and Shame Entre humanos e bestas: o insólito ficcional em The Great God Pan e Shame |
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Between humans and beasts: the fictional uncanny in The Great God Pan and Shame |
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The purpose of this work is to analyze two fictional works, Arthur Machen’s novella The Great God Pan and Salman Rushdie’s novel Shame, which contain unusual situations and events, examining them to discuss how the fantastic elements in both texts relate to the context of production of the works, that is, respectively, the nineteenth century and the second half of the twentieth century. Machen promoted a break with the tradition of horror stories, then in vogue, and Rushdie introduced features of Magical Realism into the Indian Postcolonial Literature. Temporally distant, the two works resort to the same device, typical of fantastic fiction, the metamorphosis of characters, and, through it, the authors build a subliminal criticism of the political and social system dominant in their own time. |
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