Through an analysis of two works by the British philosopher, Simon Critchley, one of fiction and one a reflection on suicide, the article considers the role of narcissism in a certain kind of death-centred fiction. The claim being made is that a certain complacency in literature's vocation for aestheticizing suffering may obscure a more lucid account of the ego and its travails. This situation is linked to a playful tradition in British fiction that brings together pessimism and a foregrounded cleverness or literariness; the Necronautical Society to which Critchley belongs and to which he frequently refers is taken as an example.
The Road to Freedom?, 2016-01-14.
Autori: | PARKS, TIMOTHY HAROLD |
Data di pubblicazione: | 14-gen-2016 |
Titolo: | The Road to Freedom? |
Rivista: | |
Nazione editore: | United States |
Editore: | NEW YORK REVIEW |
Volume: | 63 |
Fascicolo: | 1 |
Revisione (peer review): | esperti non anonimi |
Rilevanza: | internazionale |
Lingua: | English |
URL: | http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/01/14/simon-critchley-road-to-freedom/ |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore L-LIN/10 - Letteratura Inglese |
Keywords: | Critchley; suicide; Necronautical Society |
Abstract: | Through an analysis of two works by the British philosopher, Simon Critchley, one of fiction and one a reflection on suicide, the article considers the role of narcissism in a certain kind of death-centred fiction. The claim being made is that a certain complacency in literature's vocation for aestheticizing suffering may obscure a more lucid account of the ego and its travails. This situation is linked to a playful tradition in British fiction that brings together pessimism and a foregrounded cleverness or literariness; the Necronautical Society to which Critchley belongs and to which he frequently refers is taken as an example. |
Numero degli autori: | 1 |
Supporto: | A stampa |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.02 Recensione in rivista |
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