Translation of “Solitary conversation: A Bakhtinian exploration of H. P. Lovecraft’s ‘Dagon’” by Isaac Aday

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34019/2318-3446.2023.v11.41676

Keywords:

Dagon, Lovecraft, Polyphony, Mikhail Bakhtin

Abstract

This is a translation of the article titled "Solitary conversation: A Bakhtinian exploration of H. P. Lovecraft's 'Dagon'" by Isaac Aday. H. P. Lovecraft’s stories are often investigated for their ability to inculcate horror, and only rarely examined in terms of form, structure, and language. Breaking from this critical paradigm, the present paper engages Lovecraft’s classic tale ‘Dagon’ with Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of “polyphony,” recognizing the solitary narrator not as one single voice, but rather multiple fully valid voices. In so doing, this piece arrives at a new understanding of dialogue and voice in Lovecraft’s writing which might influence how we read his other works, if not horror in general. Directions for future research are also included.

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Author Biographies

Weslley Ferreira de Araujo, UFGD

Graduado em Licenciatura em Letras - Habilitação Português/Inglês e suas respectivas literaturas pela Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (2021). Atualmente é mestrando em Letras na Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados.

Paulo Custódio de Oliveira, UFGD

Pós-Doutor em Estudos de Literatura pela Universidade Federal Fluminense. Doutor em Letras pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1999). Professor permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação e da Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa InterArtes e Coordenador do LIAMI - Laboratório InterArtes de Mídia e Imagem. Editor da Raído - Revista Eletrônica do Programa de Pós-Graduação da FACALE. Pesquisa a relação do artefato literário com os diferentes campos epistemológicos (Filosofia, História, Direito) e midiáticos (Pintura e Cinema)

Tiago Marques Luiz, UFU

Possui graduação em Letras Português/Inglês pela Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (2009), especialização em Tradução de Inglês pela Universidade Gama Filho (2011), especialização em Semiótica e Análise do Discurso pela Faculdade Metropolitana do Estado de São Paulo (2023), Mestrado em Estudos da Tradução pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2013) e Doutorado em Estudos Literários pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2019).

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TRADUÇÕES CONSULTADAS PELOS TRADUTORES

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2023-12-15

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ARAUJO, W. F. de; OLIVEIRA, P. C. de; LUIZ, T. M. Translation of “Solitary conversation: A Bakhtinian exploration of H. P. Lovecraft’s ‘Dagon’” by Isaac Aday. Rónai – Revista de Estudos Clássicos e Tradutórios, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 2, p. 57–70, 2023. DOI: 10.34019/2318-3446.2023.v11.41676. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/ronai/article/view/41676. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023)

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