Banca de DEFESA: HÉLCIU EINSTEIN SANTOS FERREIRA

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : HÉLCIU EINSTEIN SANTOS FERREIRA
DATE: 23/04/2024
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: UFRN - Google Meet
TITLE:

MELANCHOLY, LOSS OF THE IDEAL AND SUBLIMATION IN TRISTRAM SHANDY

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: Tristram Shandy; melancholy; humor; sublimation; theory of loss.

PAGES: 177
BIG AREA: Linguística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Comparada
SUMMARY:

This thesis has the purpose of analyzing the novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram
Shandy, Gentleman, by the Irish author Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), released for
the first time in 1760, under the perspective of melancholy. Although Sterne’s work is
more well known for its humor and irreverence, there are characteristics, either in its
protagonist Tristram as in several aspects of the book itself, such as its fragmented
narrative and its apparently lack of sense, that reveals a sadder and more
melancholic side that can be unnoticed by the reader; therefore, we will focus on this
melancholic element of this character and how his melancholy can be perceived
through his writing. We will also analyze the character of Walter Shandy, the
protagonist’s father, applying Sigmund Freud’s (1856-1939) theory of loss, so we can
have a better comprehension of how such loss contributed to the melancholic
condition of his son. Furthermore, we will also show how Tristram makes use of
playfulness and humor to fight against sadness, in a process known as sublimation.
To bring this melancholic aspect of Sterne’s novel to light, we will make use of the
famous works of Freud, Luto e Melancolia (Lute and Melancholy, 2020) and O mal-
estar na civilização (Civilization and its discontents, 2011), and Sandra Eller’s book
Luto e Melancolia: a sombra do espetáculo (2012), where she does a deep analysis
of Freud’s text. Also, we will make use of several books, articles and texts to base
our study, such as the introductory texts of the Brazilian and Portuguese editions of
Tristram Shandy, from the authors José Paulo Paes (2006) and Manuel Portela
(1997), and the works of Sergio Paulo Rouanet (2007), Maria Rita Kehl (2009), Jean
Starobinski (2016), Luiz Costa Lima (2017), Karina Chianca (2016), among others.
Through this research, we can conclude that melancholy not only is an element in
Tristram Shandy, but it is also something that in several times it mixes with its humor,
in a process that makes the book even more fascinating and timeless.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 3351552 - ROSANNE BEZERRA DE ARAUJO
Interna - ***.087.164-** - KARINA CHIANCA VENÂNCIO - UFPB
Externo ao Programa - 1055142 - FRANCISCO FABIO VIEIRA MARCOLINO - UFRNExterna à Instituição - MARIA DA CONCEICAO OLIVEIRA GUIMARAES
Externo à Instituição - VITOR CEI SANTOS