Problematizing Speech in J.M. Coetzee’s <em>Foe</em> (1986)

  • Thomas Bonnici Editor - UEM
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v21i0.4181

Abstract

Whereas speech has always been considered in Western thought to be superior to writing since the former is nearer to originating thought, writing has been thought to be a contaminated form of speech because of its mediating and impure factors. However, the presence and originality of speech are subverted by interpretation, especially when it is put to writing. The speech-writing dichotomy applied to J.M. Coetzee’s Foe (1986) reveals the ambiguous relationship between the female narrator’s speech and the male writer’s attempt to interpret her story artistically.

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Author Biography

Thomas Bonnici, Editor - UEM
Possui graduação em Letras Anglo-Portuguesas pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Jandaia do Sul (1984), graduação em Filosofia - Faculdades Associadas do Ipiranga (1983), graduação em Inglês e Literaturas em Língua Inglesa, Literatura Italiana e Latina - Royal University of Malta (1964), graduação em Filosofia - Royal University of Malta (1962); doutorado em Teoria da Literatura pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1988). Atualmente é professor associado da Universidade Estadual de Maringá; com publicações em Acta Scientiarum (UEM), Teoria e Prática da Educação (UEM), Diálogos (UEM), Gragoatá (UFF), Revista de Letras (UNESP), Revista Letras (UFPR), Mimesis (USC, Bauru). Tem experiência na área de Letras, com ênfase em Literaturas Estrangeiras Modernas, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Pós-colonialismo, pós-modernismo, feminismo, Teoria Literária. Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-07-02
How to Cite
Bonnici, T. (2008). Problematizing Speech in J.M. Coetzee’s <em>Foe</em&gt; (1986). Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 21, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v21i0.4181
Issue
Vol 21 (1999)
Section
Literature and Linguistics

 

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