Anthropological Narrative Approach of a Character – the Newspaper Cover Image

O ABORDARE ANTROPOLOGICO-NARATIVĂ A UNUI TIP DE PERSONAJ – ZIARUL
Anthropological Narrative Approach of a Character – the Newspaper

Author(s): Odette Arhip, Cristian Arhip
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Universitatea »1 Decembrie 1918« Alba Iulia
Keywords: cultural anthropology; character; identity; narrative function; literary structure; mythical background;

Summary/Abstract: A new and unrecognized hero is eventually lifted out from obscurity to a well deserved state of complete self realization and wholeness. This hero is the humanized voice of a seemingly very common element in many fictional works, the newspaper. The newspaper accounts for an important symbol of writing and creative power. In our opinion, it may convey the idea of an unconventional character offering a new shape to the story itself, becoming an essential element of the literary structure. The newspaper is an eccentric character, but it is relevant for the epic thread. It was provided with a sense of identity and quite a lot of traditional characters have been better reflected for the readers by memorable pages of gazettes. These artful qualities are present in literary Romanian masterworks and the newspapers become both real and fictional. This interaction is presented in Caragiale's, Rebreanu's, CamilPetrescu's and Marin Preda's chef d'oeuvres. The contribution highlights the fact that the pages daily read by the authors themselves or by the characters betray a particular consciousness on a fruity mythic background, revealing interesting insigh.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 61-67
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian