The Act and Evil in the Literature
The Act and Evil in the Literature
Author(s): Alenka ZupančičSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Psychoanalysis
Published by: Институтот за општествени и хуманистички науки – Скопје
Keywords: Les Liaisons Dangereuses; Valmont; Lacan; psychoanalysis;
Summary/Abstract: When speaking of Zeno's famous paradox (Achilles and the tortoise), Lacan remarks: A number has a limit and it is to that extent that it is infinite. It is quite clear that Achilles can only pass the tortoise - he cannot catch up with it. He only catches up with it at infinity (infinitude).
Journal: Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture
- Issue Year: 1/2002
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 111-129
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English