Old age, sexuality, and affection in Diário da Guerra do Porco, by Adolfo Bioy Casares
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https://doi.org/10.12957/matraga.2021.52610Keywords:
Old age, Sexuality, Affection, Marginalization of the elderly.Abstract
This article aims at reflecting upon a set of themes pertaining old age by analyzing Diario da guerra do porco (1969), written by the Argentine Adolfo Bioy Casares. Moreover, it seeks to examine the approach adopted towards expressions of sexuality and affection during advancing years, focusing on the characterization of Isidoro Vidal, the novel’s protagonist. For such, the study employs the theoretical perspective of Simone de Beauvoir (2018) regarding old age, Michel Foucault’s (1979; 1988) theses pertaining sexuality and power relations, and Benedictus de Spinoza’s (2008) view on the origin and nature of affection.
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