On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'

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Autor(a) principal: Honorato, Suene
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Literatura e Autoritarismo
DOI: 10.5902/1679849X72358
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/LA/article/view/72358
Resumo: In 1958, Theodor W. Adorno published the first volume of Notas de literatura, which included the essay "Sobre a ingenuidade épica”, written in 1943 as part of research for work produced with Horkheimer, Dialética do esclarecimento. Not by accident is that the concepts developed in this work may elucidate the notion of epic ingenuity presented in the short essay of 1943. In this article, I will analize the adornian concept of “epic ingenuity” in the light of the relationship between myth and reason developed in Dialética do esclarecimento. The contradiction in the epic discourse between the myth and linguistic register is presented as the reflexive principle which allows associations with the discourse of enlightened reason: both discourses intend, through objectivity, to dominate the unknown, lessen the fascination and fear caused by the obscurity. However, they are different because the epic discourse adheres to the particular, whereas the enlightened reason adheres to the universal. The criticism directed to the enlightened reason by the epic ingenuity results from that difference, since the epic discourse, proposing himself as a fiction and abstaining from the classificatory logic, associates concept and object to produce an image of the real.
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spelling On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'Sobre o conceito de 'ingenuidade épica' em AdornoAdornoEpic ingenuityEnlightened reasonAdornoIngenuidade épicaRazão esclarecidaIn 1958, Theodor W. Adorno published the first volume of Notas de literatura, which included the essay "Sobre a ingenuidade épica”, written in 1943 as part of research for work produced with Horkheimer, Dialética do esclarecimento. Not by accident is that the concepts developed in this work may elucidate the notion of epic ingenuity presented in the short essay of 1943. In this article, I will analize the adornian concept of “epic ingenuity” in the light of the relationship between myth and reason developed in Dialética do esclarecimento. The contradiction in the epic discourse between the myth and linguistic register is presented as the reflexive principle which allows associations with the discourse of enlightened reason: both discourses intend, through objectivity, to dominate the unknown, lessen the fascination and fear caused by the obscurity. However, they are different because the epic discourse adheres to the particular, whereas the enlightened reason adheres to the universal. The criticism directed to the enlightened reason by the epic ingenuity results from that difference, since the epic discourse, proposing himself as a fiction and abstaining from the classificatory logic, associates concept and object to produce an image of the real.Em 1958, Theodor W. Adorno publicou o primeiro volume da série Notas de literatura, em que constava o ensaio “Sobre a ingenuidade épica”, escrito em 1943 como parte da pesquisa para a obra produzida com Horkheimer, Dialética do esclarecimento. Não por acaso é que os conceitos desenvolvidos nesta obra podem elucidar a noção de ingenuidade épica apresentada no curto ensaio de 1943. Neste artigo, pretendo analisar o conceito adorniano de “ingenuidade épica” à luz da relação entre mito e razão desenvolvida na Dialética do esclarecimento. A contradição no discurso épico entre o mito e o registro linguístico apresenta-se como o princípio reflexivo que permitirá aproximações com o discurso da razão esclarecida: ambos os discursos pretendem, por meio da objetividade, dominar o desconhecido, amenizar o fascínio e o medo provocados pelo que é obscuro. Porém, distinguem-se pelo fato de que o discurso épico atém-se ao particular, ao passo que a razão esclarecida atém-se ao universal. Dessa diferença, resulta a crítica que a ingenuidade épica direciona à razão esclarecida, pois, se inscrevendo no âmbito da ficção e abstendo-se da lógica classificatória que quer dar conta do universal, o discurso épico aproxima conceito e objeto a fim de produzir uma imagem do real.Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2023-10-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttp://periodicos.ufsm.br/LA/article/view/7235810.5902/1679849X72358Literatura e Autoritarismo; n. 12 (2012): Dossiê "Theodor Adorno e o estudo da poesia"1679-849Xreponame:Literatura e Autoritarismoinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)instacron:UFSMporhttp://periodicos.ufsm.br/LA/article/view/72358/61986Copyright (c) 2012 Literatura e Autoritarismoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Honorato, Suene2023-10-16T02:44:18Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/72358Revistahttp://periodicos.ufsm.br/index.php/LA/PUBhttp://periodicos.ufsm.br/index.php/LA/oaigla@mail.ufsm.br||jlourique@pq.cnpq.br1679-849X1679-849Xopendoar:2023-10-16T02:44:18Literatura e Autoritarismo - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
Sobre o conceito de 'ingenuidade épica' em Adorno
title On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
spellingShingle On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
Honorato, Suene
Adorno
Epic ingenuity
Enlightened reason
Adorno
Ingenuidade épica
Razão esclarecida
Honorato, Suene
Adorno
Epic ingenuity
Enlightened reason
Adorno
Ingenuidade épica
Razão esclarecida
title_short On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
title_full On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
title_fullStr On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
title_full_unstemmed On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
title_sort On Adorno's concept of 'epic naïveté'
author Honorato, Suene
author_facet Honorato, Suene
Honorato, Suene
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adorno
Epic ingenuity
Enlightened reason
Adorno
Ingenuidade épica
Razão esclarecida
topic Adorno
Epic ingenuity
Enlightened reason
Adorno
Ingenuidade épica
Razão esclarecida
description In 1958, Theodor W. Adorno published the first volume of Notas de literatura, which included the essay "Sobre a ingenuidade épica”, written in 1943 as part of research for work produced with Horkheimer, Dialética do esclarecimento. Not by accident is that the concepts developed in this work may elucidate the notion of epic ingenuity presented in the short essay of 1943. In this article, I will analize the adornian concept of “epic ingenuity” in the light of the relationship between myth and reason developed in Dialética do esclarecimento. The contradiction in the epic discourse between the myth and linguistic register is presented as the reflexive principle which allows associations with the discourse of enlightened reason: both discourses intend, through objectivity, to dominate the unknown, lessen the fascination and fear caused by the obscurity. However, they are different because the epic discourse adheres to the particular, whereas the enlightened reason adheres to the universal. The criticism directed to the enlightened reason by the epic ingenuity results from that difference, since the epic discourse, proposing himself as a fiction and abstaining from the classificatory logic, associates concept and object to produce an image of the real.
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