Abstract
From a number of reflections present in O Anti-Edipo, by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (2011), regarding the perpetuity of the Oedipus complex in capitalist contemporary society, and, specially, in literature, as the sign of absence and incestuous drive, the present article discusses the self-repression of desire in the novel Marta(2013), by Medeiros e Albuquerque, a unique and privileged example of a Brazilian novel entirely crafted around the theme of incest. In this regard, this article points out the intimate connection between literature and deleuzian-guattarian thought, and the simultaneous reflection that can exist between them.
Highlights
From a number of relections present in O Anti-Édipo, by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari (2011), regarding the perpetuity of the Oedipus complex in capitalist contemporary society, and, specially, in literature, as the sign of absence and incestuous drive, the present article discusses the self-repression of desire in the novel Marta (2013), by Medeiros e Albuquerque, a unique and privileged example of a Brazilian novel entirely crated around the theme of incest
É de Margarida – e não de Leopoldo, espectador da vida em todas as suas minúcias, como bom advogado “teórico” – a decisão pelo rompimento, com base nos efeitos negativos que a relação traria para Marta: “-Tu tens uma esposa que te ama, uma ilha a quem adoras
É mais que compreensível que Marta seja mesmo de sua autoria: ainal, trata-se de uma questão de posse da ilha pelo nome, i.e., simbolicamente; e foi Medeiros um de nossos maiores cultores da língua, além do autor da primeira proposta entre nós de uma reforma ortográica
Summary
From a number of relections present in O Anti-Édipo, by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari (2011), regarding the perpetuity of the Oedipus complex in capitalist contemporary society, and, specially, in literature, as the sign of absence and incestuous drive, the present article discusses the self-repression of desire in the novel Marta (2013), by Medeiros e Albuquerque, a unique and privileged example of a Brazilian novel entirely crated around the theme of incest. Este culto à lei na sociedade capitalista leva a uma inversão: se ela diz que os indivíduos não devem matar seu pai e casar-se com sua mãe, será justamente isto que o sujeito desejará fazer.
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