Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera
This article analyzes the novel La carne de René [Rene ́s Flesh] by the Cuban writer Virgilio Piñera, from point of view of the construction of the hegemonic discourse – that I call “fleshed”- which builds and defines the bodies of its characters and their subjectivities. This paper, then, inquires...
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| description | This article analyzes the novel La carne de René [Rene ́s Flesh] by the Cuban writer Virgilio Piñera, from
point of view of the construction of the hegemonic discourse – that I call “fleshed”- which builds and defines
the bodies of its characters and their subjectivities. This paper, then, inquires into the discursive mechanisms (such as parody and the struggles between power-knowledge about the body) that constitute the flesh discourse and how it operates in the individuals of this literary universe (especially in René, the protagonist), so that they can be understood as subjects made up of mere flesh subjected to pain, and therefore unable to build a spiritual life. Despite exercising resistance to the flesh discourse, René succumbs to it, failing to propose an individuality beyond this discourse. Because of this, he has no choice but to accept that he is a being made of flesh and nothing more. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-62032022-06-15T15:38:48Z Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera Carne y nada más: la configuración del discurso cárnico en La Carne de René de Virgilio Piñera Mora Moreno, Sergio Antonio Flesh Body Discourse La carne de René [Rene ́s flesh] Virgilio Piñera carne cuerpo La carne de René Virgilio Piñera This article analyzes the novel La carne de René [Rene ́s Flesh] by the Cuban writer Virgilio Piñera, from point of view of the construction of the hegemonic discourse – that I call “fleshed”- which builds and defines the bodies of its characters and their subjectivities. This paper, then, inquires into the discursive mechanisms (such as parody and the struggles between power-knowledge about the body) that constitute the flesh discourse and how it operates in the individuals of this literary universe (especially in René, the protagonist), so that they can be understood as subjects made up of mere flesh subjected to pain, and therefore unable to build a spiritual life. Despite exercising resistance to the flesh discourse, René succumbs to it, failing to propose an individuality beyond this discourse. Because of this, he has no choice but to accept that he is a being made of flesh and nothing more. Este artículo hace un análisis de la novela La carne de René, del escritor cubano Virgilio Piñera, desde la construcción del discurso hegemónico –al que llamo cárnico– el cual construye y define los cuerpos de los personajes y, por tanto, sus subjetividades. Así, este trabajo se pregunta por los mecanismos discursivos (como la parodia y las luchas entre poder-conocimiento sobre el cuerpo) que configuran el discurso cárnico y cómo este opera en los individuos de este universo literario (especialmente en René, su protagonista) para que puedan entenderse como sujetos constituidos de solo carne dispuesta al dolor, sin posibilidad de hacerse una vida espiritual. René, a pesar de ejercer resistencia al discurso cárnico, sucumbe ante este, ya que no logra hacerse una individualidad que esté por fuera del discurso, por lo que no le queda más remedio que aceptar que es un ser hecho de carne y nada más. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2017-07-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/6203 10.19053/01218530.n30.2017.6203 La Palabra; No. 30 (2017): Special issue: Autofiction and narratives of the self. January-June; 243-259 La Palabra; Núm. 30 (2017): Número especial: Autoficción y escrituras del yo. enero-junio; 243-259 La Palabra; n. 30 (2017): Janeiro-Junho; 243-259 2346-3864 0121-8530 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/6203/5491 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/6203/8078 Derechos de autor 2017 LA PALABRA |
| spellingShingle | Flesh Body Discourse La carne de René [Rene ́s flesh] Virgilio Piñera carne cuerpo La carne de René Virgilio Piñera Mora Moreno, Sergio Antonio Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera |
| title | Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera |
| title_alt | Carne y nada más: la configuración del discurso cárnico en La Carne de René de Virgilio Piñera |
| title_full | Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera |
| title_fullStr | Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera |
| title_short | Flesh and Nothing More: Configuration of Fleshed Discourse in La carne de René[Rene ́s Flesh] by Virgilio Piñera |
| title_sort | flesh and nothing more configuration of fleshed discourse in la carne de rene rene ́s flesh by virgilio pinera |
| topic | Flesh Body Discourse La carne de René [Rene ́s flesh] Virgilio Piñera carne cuerpo La carne de René Virgilio Piñera |
| topic_facet | Flesh Body Discourse La carne de René [Rene ́s flesh] Virgilio Piñera carne cuerpo La carne de René Virgilio Piñera |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/6203 |
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