FOTOGRAFIA CA METODĂ DE INTERPRETARE A TEXTULUI LITERAR LA ANDREI CODRESCU
PHOTOGRAPHY AS A METHOD OF ANALYSING THE LITERARY WORK OF ANDREI CODRESCU

Summary/Abstract: Andrei Codrescu spent his childhood watching his parents taking pictures, but also taking imaginary pictures through his own eyes. The introductory part of our paper discusses Codrescu’s attitude about photography starting from his childhood experience and the way photography becomes a strong symbol for some of the important things from the writer’s past and present. Photography as equal to identity is another approach in our study. We are also discussing the literary text using as interpretation key the anatomy of a camera. Our study transforms the darkroom into a symbol for developing the image of the world. Depths of field, portraiture, bokeh, rhythm and chaos are elements or characteristics used for analyzing photography. We are transforming them into instruments for analyzing snapshots from Codrescu’s creation. Is Codrescu “against photography” or is he also photographer? We are aiming to prove as conclusion that literature may be analyzed using the same instruments necessary to analyze photography, especially when the world becomes a big picture taken by a writer.

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