The Dualism of Imogayu : The Failure of Allegory and the Language of Modern Literature(<The Special Issue>The Territory of Modern Literature: The Voices of the Different)

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  • 「芋粥」の二重性 : アレゴリーの挫折と近代文学的言語(<特集><近代文学>という領域-異風の声-)
  • 「芋粥」の二重性--アレゴリーの挫折と近代文学的言語
  • イモガユ ノ ニジュウセイ アレゴリー ノ ザセツ ト キンダイ ブンガクテキ

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The contradiction in Imogayu has usually been explained in terms of the semantic opposition. But if one interprets it as duality inherent in the function of language, one understands that the contradiction is caused by the discrepancy between the novelistic setting determined by language's symbolic function and the intrinsically allegorical narrative language. Discerning this discrepancy enables one to distance the language of modern literature from its dependence on the symbolic function; at the same time, it reveals the terrifying reality lurking at the bottom of allegory: the shadowy figure of reality as "dead matter" devoid of meaning.

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