DIE VERWENDUNG DER LICHTMETAPHORIK IN E. T. A. HOFFMANNS DAS FRÄULEIN VON SCUDERI
THE USE OF LIGHT METAPHOR IN E. T. A. HOFFMANN’S DAS FRÄULEIN VON SCUDERI
Author(s): Erdal DerinozSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: metaphors of light and darkness; E. T. A. Hoffmann;
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the usage of metaphors of light and darkness in E. T. A. Hoffmann’s short story “Mademoiselle de Scudéri”. Being a romantic work, the story uses in an extensive way symbols connected with light and darkness which are dealt with in the following. Firstly, the focus is on the general description of light in narration before these techniques are applied to Hoffmann’s short story. The next sections investigate the age of enlightenment and the semantic field of stars. Furthermore, different attitudes towards some artistic products, and especially René Cardillac’s gold work, are treated with respect to the metaphor of light. The final part of this paper looks at the role of eyes and the protagonist’s ability to perceive the truth.
Journal: Limbaj si context, revista internationala de lingvistica, semiotica si stiinta literara
- Issue Year: 1/2011
- Issue No: III
- Page Range: 135-147
- Page Count: 13
- Language: German
