A Bakhtinian view on the issue of dialogism versus monologism: Macabéa and the language within the process of the (de)constitution of the “I”

Authors

  • Rosiney A.L. do Vale Professora Assistente da Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná - UENP, Campus de Jacarezinho-PR.
  • Rozana A. L. Messias UNESP - Campus de Assis

Abstract

Bakhtin, during the development of his theories, focused matters concerned to language, also taking account of the vital importance of its role in the formation of men. Thus, he was concerned in treating language not only as a simple mean of communication among people, but also as a social and crucial activity for the development of human beings. According to that and regarding the Bakhtinian concepts of alterity and dialogism in this paper, we intend to verify some aspects related to Macabéa, the protagonist of the novel entitled A Hora da Estrela, by Clarice Lispector, as well as her communication with the outside world, via language, trying to clarify, into that process, elucidative elements which attest her difficulty in interacting with the world that surrounds her, besides the consequent de(constitution) of her own identity.

Keywords: Bakhtin, dialogism, monologue, otherness.

Author Biographies

Rosiney A.L. do Vale, Professora Assistente da Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná - UENP, Campus de Jacarezinho-PR.

Rozana A. L. Messias, UNESP - Campus de Assis

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Published

2014-09-18

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do Vale, R. A., & Messias, R. A. L. (2014). A Bakhtinian view on the issue of dialogism versus monologism: Macabéa and the language within the process of the (de)constitution of the “I”. Calidoscópio, 12(2), 153–160. Retrieved from https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2014.122.03

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2014): May/August

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