The Meanings of the Concept ‘labor’ in Clarice Lispector’s Novel A Hora da Estrela doi: 10.5007/1984-8951.2010v11n99p148

Authors

  • Angela Rubel Maria Fanini UTFPR
  • Carla Silveira Lima Prado UTFPR

Abstract

This article analysis the literary representation of labor world in Clarice Lispector's A Hora da Estrela. Some theoretical reflections on the world of work were used, taking the background of the theoretical discussion of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Georg Lukács, and Ricardo Antunes. From these perspectives, work was represented as mechanic and alienating; medium of humanization and socializing; dichotomy between physical and intellectual work and from the perspective of profit and status.

Author Biographies

Angela Rubel Maria Fanini, UTFPR

Profa. do Programa Intedisciplinar de pós-graduação em Tecnologia da UTFPR.

Carla Silveira Lima Prado, UTFPR

Graduanda do Curso de Letras da UTFPR e bolsista do CNPq de Iniciação Científica da UTFPR.

Published

2010-11-25

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