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Auteur(s) : Giorgi, Kyra
Titre(s) : Emotions, language and identity on the margins of Europe [Texte imprimé] / Kyra Giorgi
Publication : Basingstoke (GB) ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2014]
Description matérielle : x, 234 pages ; 23 cm
Collection : Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions
Lien à la collection : Palgrave studies in the history of emotions
Note(s) : Nations usually define themselves in positive terms, they proclaim themselves strong
and victorious, or developed and prosperous. But what does it mean when the opposite
is true - when negative feelings like regret, nostalgia, melancholy and fatalism are
said to be the true essence of a culture ? And what does it mean when these feelings
are encapsulated in a single, untranslatable word? Bringing together three such word-concepts
from Europe's periphery - saudade in Portugal, the Czech litost of Milan Kundera and
Orhan Pamuk's hüzün of Istanbul - this book investigates claims that they embody
the historical experiences and character of a people. In each case, it explores the
historical, cultural and psychological mechanisms behind the invention of negative
autostereotypes to offer new ways of thinking about individual and collective identities.
This eclectic and broad-ranging study is not only a historical survey of emotions,
but also a meditation on hope, belonging and the search for authenticity in the modern
age. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-225) and index
Sujet(s) : Langage et culture -- Europe -- Histoire
Caractère national -- Europe -- Histoire
Stéréotype (psychologie) -- Europe -- Histoire
Mélancolie
Émotions
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137403476 (hardback). - ISBN 1137403470 (hardback). - ISBN 1137403489. -
ISBN 9781137403483
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45003186q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45003186
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