Buch, Englisch, Band 214, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 345 g
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The Ludic body in <i>Querelle</i>
Buch, Englisch, Band 214, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 345 g
Reihe: Faux Titre
ISBN: 978-90-420-1586-9
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi
After challenging the accuracy and pertinence of Sartre’s project and describing the problematic influence it has had, the author begins his own investigation of Genet by examining the notion of precarious identity which informs the Genetian text. Through a dense weft of textual maneuvers arises an aesthetically playful approach to sexual identity.
From the beginnings of work in the field of sexology, homosexual desire has defied certain types of rigid schematization such as Freud’s Oedipus complex. Indeed, it can be better viewed through the alternative interpretive lenses of Deleuze and Guattari who challenge patriarchal order in the study of sexuality.
Such an approach eventually leads to a discovery of the body’s centrality in Genet’s fiction, especially in his last novel Querelle. It is precisely this ludic body that has escaped Sartre’s critical eye and many subsequent studies of Genet’s literature.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Taking the Text away from Sartre
“Truth or Dare”
Libidinal Anarchy
Strategies of the Body
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index