Writing on the Edge: Self-Elegy in S. Plath and J. L. Nancy’s Notion of “Excription”
<p id="p1">Six weeks before her self-inflicted demise, Sylvia Plath wrote a poem entitled “Edge” (1962), which was published posthumously and drew less attention than the notorious “Lady Lazarus”. The poem, however, which one may read as the poetess’ self-composed/dedic...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/1209939 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">Six weeks before her self-inflicted demise, Sylvia Plath wrote a poem entitled “Edge” (1962), which was published posthumously and drew less attention than the notorious “Lady Lazarus”. The poem, however, which one may read as the poetess’ self-composed/dedicated elegy, is chilling. The grisly character of the scene it portrays lies beyond its macabre theme and gripping imagery. Its true mystery, which makes it irresistibly haunting for the reader, lies in its title, “Edge”. Albeit fortuitous at first glance, the notion of edge, brink or threshold is, however, visceral, as we shall discover in the light of Jean Luc Nancy’s thought, to broach both body and psyche’s realities, which lie beyond expressible meaning, as the two-step out of meaning and remain on the threshold of existence. The present article seeks to investigate the correlation between the elegy as a poetic form and the articulation, mimetic endeavour of a death scene. Nancy’s thought in this perspective could be highly edifying since he provides a ground-breaking approach to the three tenets: body, psyche and death.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83634-428-5 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.1009212 |