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RETHINKING BEGINNINGS AS SUBJECTIVE LOSS IN NARRATIVE AND THE THEATRE

RETHINKING BEGINNINGS AS SUBJECTIVE LOSS IN NARRATIVE AND THE THEATRE AbstractBeginnings can be empirically described, philosophically debated, fictionally recounted or theatrically staged – each kind of discourse approaches beginnings via an examination of representation as an impossible return to source. The work of French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe articulates the problem of beginnings by considering them as a form of subjective collapse, loss of integrity and aggravation of emotion resulting from the paradoxical logic of representation. While Lacoue-Labarthe’s position has been largely developed in his philosophical writings, this study focuses more specifically on his literary production, namely his collection of short stories, L’ “Allégorie”, and his staged debate with Jean-Luc Nancy in Scène: suivi de Dialogue sur le dialogue, in which the two writers present opposing views on the theatre. The analysis of the above texts centres on the two key “locations” for beginnings, namely narrative voice and the theatrical stage. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities Taylor & Francis

RETHINKING BEGINNINGS AS SUBJECTIVE LOSS IN NARRATIVE AND THE THEATRE

Poiana, Peter
Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities , Volume 22 (4): 13 – Oct 2, 2017
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RETHINKING BEGINNINGS AS SUBJECTIVE LOSS IN NARRATIVE AND THE THEATRE

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AbstractBeginnings can be empirically described, philosophically debated, fictionally recounted or theatrically staged – each kind of discourse approaches beginnings via an examination of representation as an impossible return to source. The work of French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe articulates the problem of beginnings by considering them as a form of subjective collapse, loss of integrity and aggravation of emotion resulting from the paradoxical logic of representation....
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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1469-2899
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0969-725X
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10.1080/0969725X.2017.1406045
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Abstract

AbstractBeginnings can be empirically described, philosophically debated, fictionally recounted or theatrically staged – each kind of discourse approaches beginnings via an examination of representation as an impossible return to source. The work of French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe articulates the problem of beginnings by considering them as a form of subjective collapse, loss of integrity and aggravation of emotion resulting from the paradoxical logic of representation. While Lacoue-Labarthe’s position has been largely developed in his philosophical writings, this study focuses more specifically on his literary production, namely his collection of short stories, L’ “Allégorie”, and his staged debate with Jean-Luc Nancy in Scène: suivi de Dialogue sur le dialogue, in which the two writers present opposing views on the theatre. The analysis of the above texts centres on the two key “locations” for beginnings, namely narrative voice and the theatrical stage.

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Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 2, 2017

Keywords: origins; narrative; Greek tragedy; subjective destitution; emotion; representation

References

  • Introduction: Desistance
  • Psychopathic Characters on the Stage
  • Derrida and Literature
  • Stagings of Mimesis: An Interview
  • Typographie
  • Un Commencement.” Afterword
  • Foreword
  • Dangerous Identifications: An Exchange between Jacques Derrida and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe