The fantastic and the devil in Edgar Allan Poe and Federico Fellini
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Edgar Allan Poe, Federico Fellini, Fantastic, Devil.Abstract
The present text is inserted in the comparative studies, theorized by authors such as Tânia Carvalhal and Haroldo de Campos, and focus on the interpretation made by Fellini of the short-story “Don't Wager Your Head to the Devil” (written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1850), entitled “Toby Dammit” (released in 1968), in which the main character meets a fantastic death in Rome. It is sought to, therefore, analyze the way in which the tale written by Poe – the acclaimed author who wrote some of the most relevant books in the fantastic genre defended by Todorov in books such as “Introdução à Literatura Fantástica” (2008) and “Os Gêneros do Discurso” (2003) – is represented by the italian movie director. It is also reflected upon the concept of loyalty in the field of Interarts Studies, and the misrepresented views the common folk has of the works called “adaptations”, works which are based in a hierarchical tradition of the arts. This study is based on scholars like Andrade (2007), Ferreira (2010) and Silva (2011) and acclaimed authors such like Cortazar (2013), Roas (2014) and Fellini (1996) himself. Methodologically, it’s based in Even-Zohar (1990) and the already mentioned Carvalhal (2006).
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