The Culture of (Im)Pudicity

This book is concerned with theoretical and practical approaches of the concepts of «shame» and «(im)pudicity». With essays from specialists in literature, linguistics, translation studies, philosophy and journalism, it is defining for the formation of the Romanian modern culture, past and future, also demonstrating its European cultural vocation.

Shame and pudicity are key concepts in our daily human interaction. Veiling and unveiling, showing or hiding are not only constitutive social conventions or public «laws» in our societies, but also a way of expressing our emotional structure in accordance to the nature of our inner Self and our relations within a group. This book is concerned with the theoretical and practical approaches of the concepts of «shame» and «(im)pudicity». It responds to the eternal provoking question of how a ground concept could transgress its field of analysis and immerge within literature, linguistics, translation studies, philosophy and journalism. Featuring essays from specialists in these fields, this book is surprisingly defining for the formation of the Romanian modern culture, both past and future, demonstrating its European cultural vocation.

Autorentext

Petrea Lindenbauer is a linguist in the field of Romance Philology at the University of Vienna. Her research domain is Spanish and Romanian Linguistics and Culture. Michael Metzeltin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Vienna. His expertise concerns Romance Linguistics and Didactics having a rich publishing activity. Florin Oprescu is a specialist in Romance Literature and teaches at the University of Vienna and West University of Timisoara, Romania.

Inhalt

Shame: Constituent Factors - How to Translate «Shame» - Pudicity in the Relation between Human and Animal - Bohemian Culture in the 19th Century - B.P. Hasdeu's Press Trial for Duduca Mamuca - Signs (Lack) of Shame in Herta Müller's Work - On (Im)Pudicity in the Romanian Press - The Contemporary Bessarabian Novel - De-Tabooing of the Young Romanian Prose during the Last Decade - The Aesthetics of Literary (Im)Pudicity