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The Postmodern Sign in Esther Tusquets’ Novels
Abstract
The basic characteristic of Postmodern times manifests itself through the dissolution of totalitarian theories. In a more complex and scattered world, postmodern thinking rejects the absolutist interpretations of Big History. This approach implies the multiplicity and acceptance of each and all perspectives that might contribute to a new dimension of a given literary work. We approach this ideology as the end of all ideologies through three critical methods that enhance the textual features as well as the internal contradictions that emerge from the text. The study of the unconscious understood as being structured as language is achieved following the parameters of French anti-Lacanian psychoanalysis. Next, Julia Kristeva's linguistic theories are used to analyze the semiotic content of Tusquets' feminine voices. Finally, the break with the Western system of thought is developed by means of Derrida's deconstructive criticism.
Subject Area
Modern literature|Womens studies|Psychology|Romance literature|Literature
Recommended Citation
Jaen-Andres, Maria Victoria, "The Postmodern Sign in Esther Tusquets’ Novels" (1993). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9316666.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9316666