Language & Literature: The Other in "Maname"

Essay , 2011 , 7 Pages

Literature - Asia

The intention of the paper is to discuss the ‘space of literature’ as the space of the other taking the ideas of Derrida, Levinas, Blanchot, and Deleuze into account. Accordingly, the paper would consider literature as fictive institution which appears in and through writing through language. This would be analyzed through a Sinhala play ‘Maname’ written by Ediriweera Sarachchandra.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature as the Space of the Other
• The Other in 'Maname'
• The Interminable in 'Maname'
• The World of the Individual in 'Maname'
• 'Maname'
• Conclusion
• Bibliography

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte

This paper aims to explore the concept of literature as the space of the other, drawing on the ideas of Derrida, Levinas, Blanchot, and Deleuze. It analyzes the Sinhala play 'Maname' by Ediriweera Sarachchandra to illustrate how literature allows for the appearance of the other, challenging dominant power structures and revealing the complexities of human relationships.

• Literature as a fictive institution
• The freedom to say everything
• The powerlessness of the other
• The role of writing in revealing the other
• The concept of the interminable in literature

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel

The paper begins by introducing the concept of literature as the space of the other, drawing on the ideas of Derrida, Levinas, and Blanchot. It argues that literature, as a fictive institution, allows for the appearance of the other in a way that is not possible in everyday life. The paper then analyzes the Sinhala play 'Maname' by Ediriweera Sarachchandra, focusing on how the play reveals the other through the characters and their interactions. The paper explores the themes of powerlessness, responsibility, and the interminable in 'Maname', highlighting how the play challenges traditional notions of power and identity. The paper concludes by discussing the concept of the world of the individual in literature, drawing on the ideas of Deleuze. It argues that literature allows for the creation of a world where the individual's life and desires come into being, free from the constraints of traditional order and language.

Schlüsselwörter

The keywords and focus themes of the text include literature, the other, Derrida, Levinas, Blanchot, Deleuze, 'Maname', Ediriweera Sarachchandra, Sinhala play, fictive institution, freedom to say everything, powerlessness, responsibility, the interminable, the world of the individual, writing, language.

• College: Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Author: Nimmi Menike (Author)
• Publication Year: 2011
• Pages: 7
• Catalog Number: V288549
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656889281
• ISBN (Book): 9783656889298
• Language: English
• Tags: Literature, Linguistics, Language and Philosophy, Other, Ethics, Blanchot, Derrida, Levinas, Literary Theory, Maname, Ediriweera Sarachchandra, Sri Lankan Literature