JOSÉ SARAMAGO, BLINDNESS
JOSÉ SARAMAGO, BLINDNESS
Author(s): Ramona BuruianăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Fiction, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Novel, Comparative Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Other Language Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: humanity; survival exercise; scatological zone; the “white evil” epidemic; the encounter with the Other;
Summary/Abstract: The dystopian novel Blindness (1995) is a parable about humanity, about finding the lost meaning. The writer subjects the individual to a process of returning to himself, by suppressing a sense. Put into this exercise of survival, man rediscovers his ephemeral condition in the deepest scatological zone, redefining himself morally and spiritually. Thus, the epidemic of “white evil” manages to rehabilitate the social function of people, subordinate to each other through this infirmity. The free, nonconformist style, suitable for observing sordid reality, invites meditation on existence, and the aesthetic value resides precisely in the provocation of the loss and rediscovery of the Self in the encounter with the Other.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 40
- Page Range: 219-222
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
