In this essay we interpret some complex pages from Cormac McCarthy's "The Crossing" as "philosophical parables", i.e., as stories within the story in which the author deals with some crucial philosophical and ethical issues. We address to the ambiguous relationship between human and animal life (and death) as conceptualized in the figure of the Hunter; the complicated network of rootedness and adventure, destiny and determinism, sense and nonsense of all life; the search for God as the guarantor of an authentic life that can never be achieved; the conditions of possibility of truth in literary narration as well as in history. Finally, we consider how the work and philosophy of McCarthy can be interpreted as part of postmodern literature and thought.
Bellini, F., Baucia, F., Parábolas filosóficas en The Crossing de Cormac McCarthy, <<HYBRIS>>, 8; 2017 (Especial: El mestizaje imposible): 385-422. [doi:10.5281/zenodo.998939] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/118002]
Parábolas filosóficas en The Crossing de Cormac McCarthy
Bellini, Federico;
2017
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In this essay we interpret some complex pages from Cormac McCarthy's "The Crossing" as "philosophical parables", i.e., as stories within the story in which the author deals with some crucial philosophical and ethical issues. We address to the ambiguous relationship between human and animal life (and death) as conceptualized in the figure of the Hunter; the complicated network of rootedness and adventure, destiny and determinism, sense and nonsense of all life; the search for God as the guarantor of an authentic life that can never be achieved; the conditions of possibility of truth in literary narration as well as in history. Finally, we consider how the work and philosophy of McCarthy can be interpreted as part of postmodern literature and thought.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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