Abstract
We present a reading of The New York Trilogy (1987), Leviathan (1992) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005), by Paul Auster, through the articulation between subjectivities and discourses, notably literature and history. The effort was guided by the observation of the criticism constructed by the writer in relation to the United States' national myth, in the perspective of a movement that resounds other writers' criticism, overall the north-American ones, among which Auster presents himself as a genealogical heir. In digging the discursive and historical viscera on the "origin" of the American nation, the writer presents some reflections on the national identity issue, mainly in relation to the symbols and to the way the characters deal with the official representations.
Highlights
We present a reading of The New York Trilogy (1987), Leviathan (1992) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005), by Paul Auster, through the articulation between subjectivities and discourses, notably literature and history
Mainly in relation to the symbols and to the way the characters deal with the official representations
Henry Dark[4] constitui uma ficção criada por Stillman como fonte histórica da qual teria emanado o argumento “legítimo” de conexões entre eventos bíblicos, a chegada dos pioneiros e a construção do “império” estadunidense
Summary
We present a reading of The New York Trilogy (1987), Leviathan (1992) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005), by Paul Auster, through the articulation between subjectivities and discourses, notably literature and history. El trabajo se basó en la observación de la crítica generada por el escritor en lo que se refiere al mito de la nación norteamericana, en la perspectiva de que tal movimiento se hace eco de las críticas de otros escritores, especialmente de la propia literatura norteamericana, de los cuales Auster se presenta como heredero genealógico.
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