The old lady says "no": the language of denial in Brian Friel's The Loves of Cass McGuire

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  • Giovanna Tallone Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2010n58p53

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In Brian Friel's The Loves of Cass McGuire the presence of negative expressions both in stage directions and dialogue acts as a structuring principle and emphasizes the metadramatic construction of the play. Negative forms underlie Cass's growing awareness of disappointment and hopelessness, denying the "loves" ironically mentioned in the title. Only the alternative imaginary recreation of her own life - her "rhapsody" - is significantly marked by the absence of negative forms. The language of denial is thus both subject and object in the play.

Biografia do Autor

Giovanna Tallone, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Giovanna Tallone, a graduate in Modern Languages from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, holds a PhD in English Studies from the University of Florence, and is currently cooperating with the Department of English at Università Cattolica, Milan. She has presented papers at several IASIL conferences and published articles and critical reviews on Brian Friel, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Mary Lavin, Lady Augusta Gregory, Clare Boylan, James Stephens and Seamus Heaney. Her main research interests include contemporary Irish drama, Irish women writers, and the remakes of Old Irish legends.

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2010-01-01

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