The machine has not changed human life only on the practical plane, but it also has affected collective imagery. Closely related to the development of mechanization, the use and the meaning of the verb “to function” extend to other areas of human life. The social organization, the history, the language and even the human body, because of their complexity, look increasingly like machines. We analyze examples of man-machine in the narrative of Alfred Jarry and Alberto Savinio. Both, by using humour, reject a mythology of technical modernity.
L'avvenire è una macchina grottesca: Jarry, Savinio
CORNACCHIA, Francesco
2008-01-01
Abstract
The machine has not changed human life only on the practical plane, but it also has affected collective imagery. Closely related to the development of mechanization, the use and the meaning of the verb “to function” extend to other areas of human life. The social organization, the history, the language and even the human body, because of their complexity, look increasingly like machines. We analyze examples of man-machine in the narrative of Alfred Jarry and Alberto Savinio. Both, by using humour, reject a mythology of technical modernity.File in questo prodotto:
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