Luiz Fernando Ferreira Sá

The Visions of Orpheus in Milton's Lycidas

As alusoes ao mito de Orfeu em “Lycidas”de John Milton serao analisadas pela perspectiva de um signo relacional. Uma vez que o poema apresenta olhares opostos e diferentes incorporados no seu texto, a reescrita renascentista do mito de Orfeu sera associada as mudancas de olhares, sera acessada como a estrutura modeladora subjacente as transicoes entre um ponto de vista inocente e um ponto de vista iluminado e sera pensada como uma tomada (fragmentada) de consciencia no processo de definicao de duas ordens de existencia: a humana e a divina.

Infinity and Voracity of Lists in John Milton’s Paradise Lost

Abstract : Taking a cue from Stanley Fish, the focus of this essay will be on the forms of “intangling” that read as a play of captivity and unboundedness, two apparently opposed notions that, nevertheless, underpin Milton’s poetics. What we propose to look at here is how these terms are effected in the literary lists, inventories, catalogues and accumulations Milton consistently explores in Paradise Lost . More specifically, this essay argues that the paradoxes of, and possible antidotes to, captivity that we see operating in the lists in Paradise Lost are staged in a treatment that lends them the quality of being at once infinite and voracious, thus a tentative antidote to (something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts, as an antidote to boredom) captivity. Keywords : lists; Paradise Lost ; Milton. Resumo : Tomando uma sugestao de Stanley Fish, o foco deste artigo caira sobre as formas de “emaranhamento” que leem como um jogo de clausura e um estado de liberdade ilimitada, duas nocoes aparentemente opostas que, no entanto, sustentam a poetica miltoniana. O que propomos estudar aqui e a forma como esses termos sao postos em pratica nas listas literarias, inventarios, catalogos e acumulacoes encontradas no poema epico Paradise Lost . Mais especificamente, este artigo sustenta que os paradoxos do cativeiro e antidotos ao cativeiro que vemos operando nas listas de Paradise Lost sao encenadas em um tratamento que lhes empresta a qualidade de ser ao mesmo tempo infinitas e vorazes. Palavras-chave : listas; Paraiso Perdido ; Milton.

O DESTINO ERRANTE DE JOHN MILTON NA POESIA DE MACHADO DE ASSIS

RESUMO O objetivo deste artigo e fazer um breve exame do destino errante de John Milton, poeta ingles do seculo XVII, na poesia de Machado de Assis. A presenca/ausencia miltoniana sera analisada pelo vies da “destinerrance”, um termo cunhado pelo filosofo Jacques Derrida, que con-funde destino, heranca e errância. Isto e, a constituicao da poesia machadiana esta (in)certamente ligada, nao tao somente a William Shakespeare – o bardo de Stratford-upon-Avon --, mas tambem a outro amigo ingles do bruxo do Cosme Velho: John Milton. Palavras-chave: Influencia, Machado de Assis, John Milton, Destinerrance, Derrida. ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to briefly survey the errant destiny of John Milton, a 17th-century English poet, in the poems of Machado de Assis. This presence/absence of Milton will be analysed through a new pathway of influence – Destinerrance – that is, a word coined by the philosopher Jacques Derrida. In other words, the oeuvre of Machado de Assis is linked, not only to Shakespeare – the English Bard --, but also to another English friend of the “Bruxo do Cosme Velho”: John Milton. Key-words: Influence, Machado de Assis, John Milton, Destinerrance, Derrida.

Literatura e espaço épico: o caso de O Paraíso Perdido

Resumo: O presente artigo discute as questoes associadas ao poema O paraiso perdido de John Milton e suas relacoes com as representacoes do espaco na tradicao epica. Desenvolve-se tambem uma leitura contrapontistica entre o espaco na tradicao do poema epico classico de Virgilio e Lucano, o espaco constituinte do imperio associado a tradicao de Tasso e Camoes e o espaco interiorizado do poema epico de Milton (“Paradise within”). Palavras-chave: John Milton; espaco; epico; imperio. Abstract: This essay focuses on the issues concerning John Milton’s Paradise Lost and their relations to the representations of space in the epic tradition. This essay also develops a contrapuntal reading between literary space in the classical tradition of Virgil and Lucan, the space constitutive of empire associated with Tasso and Camoes, and the internalized space as found in the epic poem of Milton, viz., paradise within. Keywords: Paradise Lost; John Milton; space; epic; empire.

GOING TO B(H)OLLYWOOD: THE CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES OF RUSHDIE’S MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN

ABSTRACT In a 1995 essay titled “Taking a stand while lacking a center: Rushdie’s postmodern politics”, Kathryn Hume lists what she thinks is Rushdie’s novels’ basic elements: “deconstruction of dualistic thought, interplay between history and the individual, and the problematizing of identity.” Hume’s main thesis is that “Rushdie’s fiction can by this point in his career be seen to circle around a pair of intertwined and recurring concerns: the decenterment of the individual and the difficulty of getting rid of tyrants”. In keeping with Hume’s understanding of Rushdie’s fiction, this essay will argue that Midnight’s Children attests to Rushdie’s taste for non-cohesive narratives, and will show that its overall fragmentation is accomplished by cinematic devices. Keywords: fragmentation; cinema; nation. RESUMO Em artigo de 1995 intitulado “Taking a stand while lacking a center: Rushdie’s postmodern politics”, Kathryn Hume lista o que ela pensa ser os elementos basicos dos romances de Rushdie: “deconstruction of dualistic thought, interplay between history and the individual, and the problematizing of identity.” A principal tese de Hume e que “Rushdie’s fiction can by this point in his career be seen to circle around a pair of intertwined and recurring concerns: the decenterment of the individual and the difficulty of getting rid of tyrants”. Na linha do pensamento de Hume sobre a ficcao de Rushdie, este artigo discutira Os Filhos da Meia Noite como um testamento ao gosto rushdiano por narrativas fragmentadas e mostrara que a fragmentacao geral do romance e realizada por meio de inscricoes cinematograficas. Palavras-chave: fragmentacao; cinema; nacao.

Gayatri Spivak leitora de Paradise Lost: um texto transdisciplinar

Resumo: Em Paradise Lost , de John Milton, epico e imperio se encontram dissociados. Contrario a muitas leituras tradicionais, essa escrita do inicio da Era Moderna inglesa intersecta o pensamento pos-colonial de varias maneiras. Ao usar o circuito pos-colonial de teoria e pratica textual de Gayatri Spivak, este artigo desenvolve uma desleitura em contraponto desse texto de Milton: Paradise Lost podera finalmente libertar-se de seu conteudo colonial e liberar seu conteudo pos-colonial. Palavras-chave: Gayatri Spivak; pos-colonialismo; John Milton. Abstract: In John Milton’s Paradise Lost epic and empire are dissociated. Contrary to many misreadings,32 this all-important writing of the English Early Modern Age intersects postcolonial thinking in a number of ways. By using Gayatri Spivak’s circuit of postcolonial theory and practice, this article enacts a contrapuntal (mis)reading of Milton’s text: Paradise Lost may at last free its (post)colonial (dis)content. Keywords: Gayatri Spivak; postcolonialism; John Milton.

Acts of Literature

Entrevista concedida por Stanley Fish a Luiz Fernando Ferreira Sa e Miriam Mansur

Media, art and knowledge: interview with Char Davies

Char Davies is an internationally known for pioneer ing artworks using the technologies of virtual reality. Her first VR environment, Osmose (1995), is considered a land mark in new media art. Originally a painter, Davies transitione d to digital media in the late 80s, becoming a founding director of the 3-D software company Softimage. Recently, Davie s’ concerns have expanded from “virtual” to “actual” place: wor king with forest, streams, boulders and the surrounding horiz on — her iconic elements for 30 years — she is currently cre ating another immersive environment, of landscape, on 500 acres in southern Québec.

Influência em “destinerrance”: Machado de Assis leitor de John Milton

O objetivo deste artigo e fazer um breve exame da presenca de JohnMilton, poeta ingles do seculo XVII, nos romances de Machado de Assis. Apresenca miltoniana sera analisada por meio de uma outra via de influencia:d+estinerrance, um termo cunhado pelo filosofo Jacques Derrida, quecon-funde destino, heranca e errância. Isto e, a constituicao da obramachadiana esta (in)certamente ligada, nao tao somente a WilliamShakespeare – o bardo de Stratford-upon-Avon –, mas tambem a outro amigoingles do bruxo do Cosme Velho: John Milton.

Prolegômeno a um prefácio interessantíssimo

Resumo : Este trabalho analisa duas exposicoes do artista plastico mineiro Leonard Brizola. Passando por Mario de Andrade, Lezama Lima e Haroldo de Campos, uma rede textual e estabelecida para dar conta da producao plastica do artista. Abstract : This work analyses two exhibits of the plastic artist Leonard Brizola, who works and lives in Minas Gerais. By making reference to Mario de Andrade, Lezama Lima and Haroldo de Campos, a textual net is established in order to read the plastic production of the artist. Keywords : baroque; post-modernism; plastic art.