Journal | Rassegna iberistica
Journal issue | 43 | 113 | 2020
Research Article | The Anti-Diary

The Anti-Diary

On Teolinda Gersão’s Os Guarda-Chuva Cintilantes

Abstract

To include a book in a certain genre implies that it conforms to previously determined discursive constants. The originality of the work of Teolinda Gersão resides precisely in its radical break with a genre of long-standing traditions and, at the same time, in its explicit reference to a necessarily codified universe. If we are able to overcome the feeling of strangeness conveyed by the lack of obligatory markers (such as the absence of years or months), the construction of a fragmented discourse, sinuous even, gains relevance, and we can detect undeniable indicators of femininity. Life writing that escapes the canon without however forgetting the flow and/or obsessions of a saying of the mind, Teolinda Gersão’s anti-diary is undoubtedly an example of a feminine trend marked by heterodoxy and transgression.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: March 24, 2019 | Accepted: May 20, 2020 | Published June 19, 2020 | Language: en

Keywords Ambiguity • Anti-diary • Fragment • Diary • Solitude • Death • Transgression

Copyright © 2020 Maria de Fátima Marinho. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Ri/2037-6588/2020/14/006


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