Mimetic Desire in Otherworldly Narratives
In Luigi Pirandello’s 1929 play Lazzaro , the main character, Diego, a staunchly Catholic family patriarch, has temporarily died and then returned to life. Taking the silence of the biblical Lazarus a step further, Pirandello imagines his protagonist does not even remember nearly dying, let alone a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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Mimesis, desire, and the novel
Year: 2015, Pages: 205-218 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mimesis
B Desire B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
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| Summary: | In Luigi Pirandello’s 1929 play Lazzaro , the main character, Diego, a staunchly Catholic family patriarch, has temporarily died and then returned to life. Taking the silence of the biblical Lazarus a step further, Pirandello imagines his protagonist does not even remember nearly dying, let alone a vision of the beyond, until others inform him. In fact, much of the drama revolves around the competing claims of those who demand a particular story—the doctor, the priest, family members, and Diego himself— from a protagonist who has nothing to report. Pirandello’s play speaks remarkably to present-day concerns about the nature of |
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| ISBN: | 9781609174521 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mimesis, desire, and the novel
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