The Aleph and the Mermaids: The Gap Where the Song Fails

By means of making use of elements of the Judaic tradition, this article aims to investigate to what extent a gap, like the one left by the non-pronounceable Name of God, can present itself as the basis of a narrative structure. It is intended to proceed as Jorge Luis Borges’s manner, deconstructing...

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Author: Paraizo, Mariângela de Andrade
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/14487
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/14487
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tradição judaica
Narrativa
Lacuna
Judaic Tradition
Narrative
Gap
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Summary:By means of making use of elements of the Judaic tradition, this article aims to investigate to what extent a gap, like the one left by the non-pronounceable Name of God, can present itself as the basis of a narrative structure. It is intended to proceed as Jorge Luis Borges’s manner, deconstructing the tradition and relocating the fragments in the context of the Literature Theory.