THE OLD LADY SAYS “NO”: THE LANGUAGE OF DENIAL IN BRIAN FRIEL’S THE LOVES OF CASS MCGUIRE

Ilha Do Desterro

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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC Centro de Comunicação e Expressão - CCE Departamento de Pós-graduação em Língua Inglesa e Literatura Cor
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Início Publicação: 28/02/1979
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Área de Estudo: Letras

THE OLD LADY SAYS “NO”: THE LANGUAGE OF DENIAL IN BRIAN FRIEL’S THE LOVES OF CASS MCGUIRE

Ano: 2010 | Volume: 0 | Número: 58
Autores: Giovanna Tallone
Autor Correspondente: Giovanna Tallone | [email protected]

Palavras-chave: Brian Friel, contemporary Irish Drama, metadrama, negativity in language, homecoming

Resumos Cadastrados

Resumo Inglês:

In Brian Friel’s The Loves of Cass McGuire the presence of negative
expressions both in stage directions and dialogue acts as a structuring
principle and emphasizes the metadramatic construction of the play.
Negative forms underlie Cass’s growing awareness of disappointment
and hopelessness, denying the “loves” ironically mentioned in the title.
Only the alternative imaginary recreation of her own life – her “rhapsody”
- is significantly marked by the absence of negative forms. The language of
denial is thus both subject and object in the play.