“The imaginative means that nature has to extract one’s life” – representation of the aged body in <i>A máquina de fazer espanhóis</i>

Authors

  • Marcelo Franz UTFPR - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.v9i18.29928

Keywords:

body, A máquina de fazer espanhóis, biopower.

Abstract

Old age and the condition of the old in contemporary society are important themes in the Valter Hugo Mãe’s novel A máquina de fazer espanhóis (2012). Set in a nursing home, this narrative makes, by means of the experiences of the protagonist, Mr. Silva, a complex reading of the interaction of the old man with his personal memory and his participation in the social history of his time. In the analysis, we propose to observe some nuances and details  of the representation of the aged body, understanding the meanigs of the old age nowadays. We use the Michel Foucault’s concept biopower as theoretical support.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.2017n18a395

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Author Biography

Marcelo Franz, UTFPR - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Marcelo Franz é graduado em Letra Português-Francês pela UFPR (1994(. Mestre em Literatura Brasileira pela UFPR (1997). Doutor em Literatura Portuguesa pela USP (2002). Fez pós-doutorado em Teoria Literária e Literatura Comparada pela USP (2013). Leciona conteúdos de Teoria Literária e Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa no curos de Letras da UTFPR.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Franz, M. (2017). “The imaginative means that nature has to extract one’s life” – representation of the aged body in <i>A máquina de fazer espanhóis</i>. ABRIL – NEPA / UFF, 9(18), 141-164. https://doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.v9i18.29928

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Vol. 9 No. 18 (2017): The body: versions and subversions in many writings

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