Poetics of the proper name in three female authors of the Southern Cone: Somers, Eltit y Meruane
The magical disposition of the proper name has been based throughout history on the belief in the essential link between name and referent. It is no coincidence that the plautine phrase popularized as nomen est omen: «Name is destiny», acquires fame in the Latin literary tradition. Although this ess...
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I26-R133-article-151132025-12-12T16:24:53Z Poetics of the proper name in three female authors of the Southern Cone: Somers, Eltit y Meruane La magia nominal en la literatura. Poéticas del nombre propio en tres autoras del Cono Sur: Somers, Eltit y Meruane Szaszak Bongartz, Ulla proper name nominal magic literature studies nominal poetics Southern Cone nombre propio magia nominal estudios literarios poética nominal Cono Sur The magical disposition of the proper name has been based throughout history on the belief in the essential link between name and referent. It is no coincidence that the plautine phrase popularized as nomen est omen: «Name is destiny», acquires fame in the Latin literary tradition. Although this essential and mythical power of the proper name weakened and diminished over the centuries, it did not disappear completely. After exploring the magical disposition of the name based on the Greco-Latin tradition, the customs of certain native peoples, and certain religious discourses, this article aims to address the contemporary modulation of magic in the nominal poetics of some texts by writers from the Southern Cone: Armonía Somers, Diamela Eltit and Lina Meruane. The hypothesis is that this contemporary magical tenor promotes specific performances of the name or nominal supplement that reactivate the augural-ominal aspects. These are organized within the sphere of nominal aesthetics, under the modulations of paradox, and parody, which without canceling the magical component, add complexity to it. La disposición mágica del nombre propio se ha apoyado, a lo largo de la historia, sobre la creencia en el vínculo esencial entre nombre y referente. No es casual la fama que adquiere en la tradición literaria latina la locución plautina popularizada como nomen est omen: «el nombre es el presagio o destino». Si bien este poder esencial y mítico del nombre propio se debilitó y disminuyó a lo largo de los siglos, no desapareció del todo. Luego de explorar la disposición mágica del nombre a partir de la tradición greco‒latina, las costumbres de ciertos pueblos originarios y ciertos discursos religiosos, este artículo propone abordar la modulación contemporánea de la magia en las poéticas nominales que configuran algunos textos de escritoras del Cono Sur: Armonía Somers, Diamela Eltit y Lina Meruane. La hipótesis es que dicho tenor mágico contemporáneo propicia performances específicas del nombre o suplemento nominal que reactivan los aspectos augurales‒ominales; y estos quedan organizados dentro de la esfera de la estética nominal, bajo las modulaciones de la paradoja y la parodia, que sin anular el componente mágico, lo complejizan. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2025-12-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/15113 10.14409/eltaco.11.22.e0195 El Taco en la Brea; No. 22 (11): El taco en la brea; e0195 El Taco en la Brea; Núm. 22 (11): El taco en la brea; e0195 2362-4191 10.14409/eltaco.11.22 es https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/15113/20790 Derechos de autor 2025 El Taco en la Brea |
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Poetics of the proper name in three female authors of the Southern Cone: Somers, Eltit y Meruane |
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The magical disposition of the proper name has been based throughout history on the belief in the essential link between name and referent. It is no coincidence that the plautine phrase popularized as nomen est omen: «Name is destiny», acquires fame in the Latin literary tradition. Although this essential and mythical power of the proper name weakened and diminished over the centuries, it did not disappear completely. After exploring the magical disposition of the name based on the Greco-Latin tradition, the customs of certain native peoples, and certain religious discourses, this article aims to address the contemporary modulation of magic in the nominal poetics of some texts by writers from the Southern Cone: Armonía Somers, Diamela Eltit and Lina Meruane. The hypothesis is that this contemporary magical tenor promotes specific performances of the name or nominal supplement that reactivate the augural-ominal aspects. These are organized within the sphere of nominal aesthetics, under the modulations of paradox, and parody, which without canceling the magical component, add complexity to it. |
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