Madness and verisimilitude in Dracula (1897), by Bram Soker

This article analyzes the madness not only as a pathology that integrates the fictional plot, but also as a literary device that gives verisimilitude to the narrative of Dracula (1897), the most recognized novel by Bram Stoker. In addition to highlighting the nuclear role of Renfield, Dr. Seward...

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Autor: do Amaral Felipe, Cleber Vinicius
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
Repositorio:ArtCultura (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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loucura
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Dracula
madness
verisimilitude
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spelling Madness and verisimilitude in Dracula (1897), by Bram SokerLoucura e verossimilhança em Drácula (1897), de Bram StokerDráculaloucuraverossimilhançaDraculamadnessverisimilitudeThis article analyzes the madness not only as a pathology that integrates the fictional plot, but also as a literary device that gives verisimilitude to the narrative of Dracula (1897), the most recognized novel by Bram Stoker. In addition to highlighting the nuclear role of Renfield, Dr. Seward's patient, it is intended to demonstrate that the plurality of perspectives, manifested in diaries and letters written by different characters, supports a unit of meaning consolidated by the correspondence between author, work and reception. In other words, the absence of an omniscient narrator and the gathering of reports from multiple points of view allow the reader to assume the role of the doctor who studies, diagnoses and treats the alienated, scrutinizing their madness. The proximity between alienist and madman, however, blurs the line between sanity and insanity, which suggests the existence of a “language of madness” to guide the plot forged by Stoker.O artigo analisa a loucura não apenas como patologia que integra a trama ficcional, mas também como expediente literário que confere verossimilhança à narrativa de Drácula (1897), o romance mais reconhecido de Bram Stoker. Além de destacar o papel nuclear desempenhado por Renfield, paciente do Dr. Seward, pretende-se demonstrar que a pluralidade de perspectivas, manifestada em diários e cartas redigidas por diferentes personagens, ampara uma unidade de sentido consolidada pela correspondência entre autor, obra e recepção. Dito de outra forma, a ausência de um narrador onisciente e a reunião de relatos provenientes de múltiplos pontos de vista permitem que o leitor assuma o papel do médico que estuda, diagnostica e trata o alienado, perscrutando a sua loucura. A proximidade entre alienista e louco, no entanto, torna imprecisa a fronteira entre sanidade e insanidade, o que faz supor a existência de uma “linguagem da loucura” a orientar o enredo forjado por Stoker.Universidade Federal de Uberlândia2023-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/artcultura/article/view/7119710.14393/artc-v25-n46-2023-71197ArtCultura; Vol. 25 No. 46 (2023): ArtCultura; 224-239ArtCultura; Vol. 25 Núm. 46 (2023): ArtCultura; 224-239ArtCultura; v. 25 n. 46 (2023): ArtCultura; 224-2392178-3845reponame:ArtCultura (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)instacron:UFUporhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/artcultura/article/view/71197/37083info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessdo Amaral Felipe, Cleber Vinicius2023-12-01T18:58:25Zoai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/71197Revistahttp://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/artcultura/indexPUBhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/artcultura/oaiakparanhos@uol.com.br||2178-38452178-3845opendoar:2024-04-22T17:37:47.888617ArtCultura (Online) - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)false
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loucura
verossimilhança
Dracula
madness
verisimilitude
title_short Madness and verisimilitude in Dracula (1897), by Bram Soker
title_full Madness and verisimilitude in Dracula (1897), by Bram Soker
title_fullStr Madness and verisimilitude in Dracula (1897), by Bram Soker
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Dracula
madness
verisimilitude
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loucura
verossimilhança
Dracula
madness
verisimilitude
description This article analyzes the madness not only as a pathology that integrates the fictional plot, but also as a literary device that gives verisimilitude to the narrative of Dracula (1897), the most recognized novel by Bram Stoker. In addition to highlighting the nuclear role of Renfield, Dr. Seward's patient, it is intended to demonstrate that the plurality of perspectives, manifested in diaries and letters written by different characters, supports a unit of meaning consolidated by the correspondence between author, work and reception. In other words, the absence of an omniscient narrator and the gathering of reports from multiple points of view allow the reader to assume the role of the doctor who studies, diagnoses and treats the alienated, scrutinizing their madness. The proximity between alienist and madman, however, blurs the line between sanity and insanity, which suggests the existence of a “language of madness” to guide the plot forged by Stoker.
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