As one considers the concept of comparative world literature,one may ponder on how widening the perspective from an all-English area of studies to other languages promotes different worldviews and descriptions of the ...As one considers the concept of comparative world literature,one may ponder on how widening the perspective from an all-English area of studies to other languages promotes different worldviews and descriptions of the status quo.In this article,we take into consideration the perspective of literature written in Portuguese,be it European,Brazilian,African of even Asian,in order to demonstrate how rich such other points of view are for the discipline.We also engage the concept of defamiliarization(ostranenie),proposed by Russian Formalist,Viktor Shklovsky,as a central tool to consider cosmopolitanism and the dialogue between different literatures.展开更多
This essay offers(1)a critical appraisal of the concept of‘frames,’but with(2)a sympathetic view toward George Lakoff’s appropriation of the concept in his analysis of the‘war of words’that continues to affect th...This essay offers(1)a critical appraisal of the concept of‘frames,’but with(2)a sympathetic view toward George Lakoff’s appropriation of the concept in his analysis of the‘war of words’that continues to affect the current political scene.It argues(3)a combination of(1)and(2)would reveal some limitations of Lakoff’s prevailing‘textualist’—or‘language-centric’—approach,in light of Charles S.Peirce’s semiotic theory.展开更多
文摘As one considers the concept of comparative world literature,one may ponder on how widening the perspective from an all-English area of studies to other languages promotes different worldviews and descriptions of the status quo.In this article,we take into consideration the perspective of literature written in Portuguese,be it European,Brazilian,African of even Asian,in order to demonstrate how rich such other points of view are for the discipline.We also engage the concept of defamiliarization(ostranenie),proposed by Russian Formalist,Viktor Shklovsky,as a central tool to consider cosmopolitanism and the dialogue between different literatures.
文摘This essay offers(1)a critical appraisal of the concept of‘frames,’but with(2)a sympathetic view toward George Lakoff’s appropriation of the concept in his analysis of the‘war of words’that continues to affect the current political scene.It argues(3)a combination of(1)and(2)would reveal some limitations of Lakoff’s prevailing‘textualist’—or‘language-centric’—approach,in light of Charles S.Peirce’s semiotic theory.
