2015
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s2p383
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The Internal Landscape of My Mysterious Body: Burger’s Daughter in the Mirror of Lacanian Psychoanalysis

Abstract: In the novel Burger's Daughter, Nadine Gordimer's (1923 -2014

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“…Realizing the limitations of different languages, their contradictions and artificiality, Rosa can free herself from social and cultural ties. The subjective liberation of the protagonist is an often-invoked interpretative trace of the book, whether the fractured personality of Rosa is treated as an exemplification of Lacan's understanding of subjectivity (Sistani, 2015) or as "a compulsive yearning for singularity" (Heffernan, 2010). However, neither the narrative play with perspective and language, nor the focus on the main character's selfliberation distinguishes Burger's Daughter.…”
Section: Colloquia Humanisticamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Realizing the limitations of different languages, their contradictions and artificiality, Rosa can free herself from social and cultural ties. The subjective liberation of the protagonist is an often-invoked interpretative trace of the book, whether the fractured personality of Rosa is treated as an exemplification of Lacan's understanding of subjectivity (Sistani, 2015) or as "a compulsive yearning for singularity" (Heffernan, 2010). However, neither the narrative play with perspective and language, nor the focus on the main character's selfliberation distinguishes Burger's Daughter.…”
Section: Colloquia Humanisticamentioning
confidence: 99%