IMPOLITE SPEECH IN THE SADOVENIAN WORKS
IMPOLITE SPEECH IN THE SADOVENIAN WORKS

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on some of the relevant aspects of the visual vocabulary of two influential artists of their time: Jean-Michel Basquiat and Robert Rauschenberg. Due to their uniqueness, both of them managed to have an impact on the artistic community ever since, by shaping their admirers – not a few – and their way of expressing themselves. Given certain appearance-related similarities of their language, paired with the fact that Rauschenberg was admired by Basquiat, this piece of writing brings both of them together, while lightly mapping their contributions to the artistic expression, with an emphasis on the usage of their technical abilities to convey shape and meaning to their intimate interests. Having mentioned that, in the present essay we will start by briefly presenting the general context related to them, the touchpoints – since they were contemporary – and then we will proceed by individually highlighting some episodes of interest in their career, while pointing out their personal, self-related, specificities.The language of the characters in a literary work is a means by which the author creates the atmosphere of the era presented, the mentality of the people and their way of relating to each other. The interpersonal relationship highlights effective communication, but also conflict situations that are manifested at a discursive level through language that is rude and full of offensive notes. The article aims to study the irreverent language of the characters in four historical novels, focusing on its pragmatic role and highlighting the ways of sanctioning such unprotocolar language.

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