Eternity and desire: remember, see, say

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https://doi.org/10.11606/va.v0i29.106176

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Inês Pedrosa, remember, see, say

Abstract

This study analyzes the novel Eternity and Desire, by Inês Pedrosa (2008), trying to understand the meanings of remembering, seeing and saying in the meditations of Clara, the protagonist. She is a blind who makes a journey through some parts of Brazil, revisiting places before visited by Antonio Vieira. Simultaneously, this tour ritualizes in her memory the readings of the Portuguese priest's texts whose contents represent illumination and understanding that exceed the limits of  her disability. The strength of Antonio Vieira's word invites Clara to think about the power of language as an expression of the body, under a phenomenological point of view. Our analysis employs the concepts of seeing and saying presented by Merleau-Ponty's philosophy.

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  • Marcelo Franz, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná

    Marcelo Franz Formou-se em Letras com habilitação em Português e Francês pela UFPR, mesma instituição onde fez o mestrado em Literatura Brasileira. É doutor em Literatura Portuguesa pela USP, onde defendeu em 2002 a tese A Inquietude da Memória - O Significado do Lembrar em Romances de Vergílio Ferreira. Esse estudo resultou no livro com o mesmo título, publicado em 2006 pela Editora Cidade Futura de Florianópolis SC. Entre 2011 e 2013 realizou na USP estudos de Pós-Doutorado em Teoria Literária no DTLLC da FFLCH trabalhando o tema Do Lido ao Vivido - O significado da Leitura na Ficção Memorialística. É professor da PUCPR ministrando conteúdo nas áreas de Literatura Brasileira, Literatura Portuguesa, Teoria da Literatura e Cultura Brasileira. 

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Published

2016-09-27

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2016): Tecidos do humano - literatura e medicina

Section

Dossiê 29: Tecidos do Humano - Literatura e Medicina

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Copyright (c) 2016 Marcelo Franz

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FRANZ, Marcelo. Eternity and desire: remember, see, say. Via Atlântica, São Paulo, v. 17, n. 1, p. 253–270, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/va.v0i29.106176. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/viaatlantica/article/view/106176. Acesso em: 19 feb. 2026.