Consumption of the Soul: illness and travel in Gorriti
In this essay I will analyze Laura, the main character from Peregrinaciones de una alma triste in order to discuss the process by which the agency of the feminine subject subverts the symbolic order. I will apply the concept of Pharmakon, as used by Jacques Derrida, on two different levels to show t...
| Autor: | |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19480 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/revistaira/article/view/19480 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Gorriti illness travels writing pharmakon enfermedad viaje escritura |
| Sumario: | In this essay I will analyze Laura, the main character from Peregrinaciones de una alma triste in order to discuss the process by which the agency of the feminine subject subverts the symbolic order. I will apply the concept of Pharmakon, as used by Jacques Derrida, on two different levels to show the complex relation between women patient and illness; and also to elucidate the situation of women while traveling and in exile. |
|---|