TY - JOUR
T1 - Een schijnheilige intrigant. De kastanje als symbool voor seksualiteit in 'Naar Merelbeke' en 'Het hout'
AU - van Rijt, Jimmy
AU - Wolters, Bas
PY - 2017/12/28
Y1 - 2017/12/28
N2 - Naar Merelbeke (1994) by Stefan Hertmans and Het hout (2014) by Jeroen Brouwers can both be characterized as novels covering sexual taboos: in Naar Merelbeke, the nascent sexuality of a young Flemish adolescent in the 1950’s and 1960’s is covered, while Het hout treats sexual abuse in a catholic environment. At the same time, the chestnut (tree) seems to play an important role in the (description of) sexual development of main characters in these Dutch novels. The relationship between sexual development and the chestnut (tree) is explored by analyzing the novels in a close reading style based on four narratological dimensions. Based on this analysis, it is argued that the chestnut should be treated as a symbol for addressing sexuality and sexual taboo in the above-mentioned novels, manifesting itself by means of metaphor and metonymy in various ways.
AB - Naar Merelbeke (1994) by Stefan Hertmans and Het hout (2014) by Jeroen Brouwers can both be characterized as novels covering sexual taboos: in Naar Merelbeke, the nascent sexuality of a young Flemish adolescent in the 1950’s and 1960’s is covered, while Het hout treats sexual abuse in a catholic environment. At the same time, the chestnut (tree) seems to play an important role in the (description of) sexual development of main characters in these Dutch novels. The relationship between sexual development and the chestnut (tree) is explored by analyzing the novels in a close reading style based on four narratological dimensions. Based on this analysis, it is argued that the chestnut should be treated as a symbol for addressing sexuality and sexual taboo in the above-mentioned novels, manifesting itself by means of metaphor and metonymy in various ways.
UR - http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=issue&journal_code=SDL&issue=1&vol=59
U2 - 10.2143/SDL.59.1.3259731
DO - 10.2143/SDL.59.1.3259731
M3 - Article
VL - 59
SP - 87
EP - 113
JO - Spiegel der Letteren
JF - Spiegel der Letteren
SN - 0038-7479
IS - 1
ER -