Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power
George Shipley (1968) writes that the power inherent in the word operates transitively in the world spoken of. Bound up in this statement are three syllogisms that I shall examine in this article: that there exist different worlds in the Celestina other than the one spoken of; that language operates...
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Universidad de Valencia, Departamento de Filología Española
2021-01-01
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| description | George Shipley (1968) writes that the power inherent in the word operates transitively in the world spoken of. Bound up in this statement are three syllogisms that I shall examine in this article: that there exist different worlds in the Celestina other than the one spoken of; that language operates in Rojas's work within and according to these fictional worlds; and that language has contradictory values and linguistic power can thereby be continually transmuted. Making use of theory propounded by Pierre Bourdieu, which acknowledges the legitimacy of linguistic authority according to the social constructions in which it is embedded, I shall explore the shift in verbal mastery of Melibea and Celestina, arguing that the intermingling of fictional worlds —of courtly love and prostitution— affects irrevocably their linguistic authority and that language in the Celestina destabilizes as much as it can empower. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a90418790c3a44619fff62a23ce87d6a2024-02-02T10:40:49ZengUniversidad de Valencia, Departamento de Filología EspañolaCelestinesca0147-30852695-71832021-01-013108510210.7203/Celestinesca.31.2007114673Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic PowerEmma GatlandGeorge Shipley (1968) writes that the power inherent in the word operates transitively in the world spoken of. Bound up in this statement are three syllogisms that I shall examine in this article: that there exist different worlds in the Celestina other than the one spoken of; that language operates in Rojas's work within and according to these fictional worlds; and that language has contradictory values and linguistic power can thereby be continually transmuted. Making use of theory propounded by Pierre Bourdieu, which acknowledges the legitimacy of linguistic authority according to the social constructions in which it is embedded, I shall explore the shift in verbal mastery of Melibea and Celestina, arguing that the intermingling of fictional worlds —of courtly love and prostitution— affects irrevocably their linguistic authority and that language in the Celestina destabilizes as much as it can empower.https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/20071lenguajeautoridadinstitucionespoder simbólicobourdieu |
| spellingShingle | Emma Gatland Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power Celestinesca lenguaje autoridad instituciones poder simbólico bourdieu |
| title | Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power |
| title_full | Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power |
| title_fullStr | Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power |
| title_short | Language and Authority in the <i>Celestina</i>. Institutions, Incongruence and Shifting Symbolic Power |
| title_sort | language and authority in the i celestina i institutions incongruence and shifting symbolic power |
| topic | lenguaje autoridad instituciones poder simbólico bourdieu |
| url | https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/20071 |
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