Discursive levels of the testimonial voice of Gardener Sedano: a representative exercise of the abuse of power
Language
es
Article de revue
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Caravelle. Cahiers du monde hispanique et luso-brésilien. 2021-12-01 n° 117, p. 143 - 154
Presses Universitaires du Midi
English Abstract
In this paper we present a detailed reading of the poetic exercice submitted by the Mexican writer Fernando del Paso in his novel Noticias del Imperio (1987). This exercice is set in chapter XVI.1 called “Adiós Mamá Carlota” ...Read more >
In this paper we present a detailed reading of the poetic exercice submitted by the Mexican writer Fernando del Paso in his novel Noticias del Imperio (1987). This exercice is set in chapter XVI.1 called “Adiós Mamá Carlota” and based upon the account of the gardener Sedano, a peripheral character. We shall only study the functions and scopes of the gardener’s discourse whose allegation, according to us, implicitly reveals two sorts of readings which we have categorized as: performative and historical.Read less <
Spanish Keywords
Abuso
Poder
Acto ilocucionario
Lenguaje performativo
Novela histórica
Origin
Hal imported