Artikel
The object of desire speaks : Ingeborg Bachmann's "Undine geht" and Luce Irigaray's "Woman"
Verfasst von:
Markotic, Lorraine
in:
Oxford:
2008
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61 (2008), 2, S. 231 - 243 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Markotic, Lorraine |
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| Jahr: | 2008 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This article presents a detailed examination of Ingeborg Bachmann's 'Undine geht'. It argues for the uniqueness of this work: the text's astonishing ability to depict an object who is also a subject, able to articulate her otherness. Undine is a speaking and desiring subject at the same time as she remains an object of projection. The article compares Bachmann's short story with Irigaray's extensive philosophical and feminist project, showing the many ways in which 'Undine geht' anticipates (and is ultimately more successful than) Irigaray's concept of 'woman' and her mimetic strategy. Bachmann's Undine subversively mimes what she represents; she both incarnates and eludes her representation as man's imaginary other. While 'Undine geht' appears to provide an alternative conception of female subjectivity or to articulate repressed female desire, it ultimately explores the radical complexity of these concepts. Bachmann's short story illustrates, moreover, the salience of Irigaray's attempt to examine the way in which language constructs and reproduces sexual difference. 'Undine geht' goes further, however, by also exploring the constitutive role of narrative and culture in subjectivity. The text is less an account of a female figure who finds her voice than of the difficulty and impediments to so doing. | |
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