FRICA IN EXTREMIS. ÎNCHISOAREA PITEŞTI (1949-1952)
The Extreme Fear. Pitesti Prison (1949-1952)

Summary/Abstract: The memorialistic discourse upon the extreme fear experienced by the former Romanian political prisoners during the so-called Piteşti experiment (1949-1952) has developed certain peculiarities. The fear is being conveyed into the narrative discourse mainly through the semantic memory, and the manner of focalization pays special attention to a discursive occurrence we called cenesthesia (a vivid psychological perception of pain). The way some authors bring into the light the fearful past can reveal multiple levels of reality and discourse representation, notifying the presence of fear to an abnormal extent even after many years from the ordeals. The paper also takes into account an inventory of common fears of the Piteşti Prison inmates during this period.

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