Teresa Veiga e teatralidade (1) : "A minha vida com Bela"

Serafina Martins

doi:10.5817/ERB2023-2-23

Teresa Veiga and theatricality (1) : "A minha vida com Bela"

Vol.44,No.2(2023)

Serafina Martins

https://doi.org/10.5817/ERB2023-2-23

Stable URL (handle):
http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/digilib.78728

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Abstract

One of the most interesting aspects of Teresa Veiga's fiction results from the interaction between the stories imagined by the writer and a vast field of aesthetic experiences: literature, music, cinema, theatre. This article will explore the short story "A minha vida com Bela" (in O último amante) in order to analyse the connections between two literary modes, narrative and dramatic, based on a multifaceted concept of theatrical studies: the concept of theatricality. This analysis focuses on the two main characters, Alexandrina (also the narrator) and Bela (Florbela Espanca), specifically on the explicit and implicit aspects that make both dramatis personae. Furthermore, it reflects on discourse characteristics, in particular the use of indirect speech and first person narrative.

Keywords:
Teresa Veiga; narrative mode; dramatic mode; theatricality; characters

Pages:
377–394

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