Discursive levels of the testimonial voice of Gardener Sedano: a representative exercise of the abuse of power

Niveles discursivos de la voz testimonial del Jardinero Sedano: un ejercicio representativo del abuso de poder

Guadalupe del Socorro Álvarez Martínez (1) , Lizarlett Flores Díaz (2)

1 UAEM - Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
2 AMERIBER - AMERIBER : Amérique latine, Pays ibériques

In this paper we present a detailed reading of the poetic exercice submitted by the Mexican writer Fernando del Paso in his novel Noticias del Imperio (1987). This exercice is set in chapter XVI.1 called “Adiós Mamá Carlota” and based upon the account of the gardener Sedano, a peripheral character. We shall only study the functions and scopes of the gardener’s discourse whose allegation, according to us, implicitly reveals two sorts of readings which we have categorized as: performative and historical.

Mots clés: Abuso; Poder; Acto ilocucionario; Lenguaje performativo; Novela histórica

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Littératures

Guadalupe del Socorro Álvarez Martínez, Lizarlett Flores Díaz. Niveles discursivos de la voz testimonial del Jardinero Sedano: un ejercicio representativo del abuso de poder. Caravelle. Cahiers du monde hispanique et luso-brésilien, 2021, 117, pp.143 - 154. ⟨10.4000/caravelle.11683⟩. ⟨hal-04081405⟩