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題名 (Im) Possibility of Reciprocation: Gift Economy in “Letter from an Unknown Woman＂ 作者 Kuo, Betty 關鍵詞 gift studies;Georges Bataille;expenditure;reciprocity 日期 2015-03 上傳時間 23-Aug-2016 17:56:28 (UTC+8) 摘要 This paper uses theories of gift economy to examine gift relationship in no gift giving can be wholly disinterested and no gift relationship can besustained without reciprocation.the Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig’s novella “Letter from an UnknownWoman.” Based upon the gift relationship, this paper further interprets loverelationship between the hero and the heroine. Marcel Mauss observes thatgift-giving, dictated by social rules, requires reciprocation. But GeorgesBataille considers that this reciprocity inherent in gift relationship is notdifferent from transaction. Instead, he uses the conception of expenditure toexplain the behavior of gift-giving. Gift, in Bataille’s view, should not beinterpreted as exchange but as loss free from calculation. Jacques Derrida, inline with Bataille, regards the gift as impossible because the gift, oncerecognized as reciprocal by obligation, is not gift any more. According toMauss’, Bataille’s and Derrida’s theories of gift, reciprocity becomes the keyfactor for analyzing gift relationship.Highlighting gift relationship, “Letter from an Unknown Woman”dramatizes a first-person female narrator’s deathbed confession, whichcontains her lifelong unrequited love for the addressee. Going against thegrain with conventional reading, this paper argues that the heroine is nottotally satisfied with such an unreciprocated relationship. She still demandsreturn, even though it is nothing but the hero’s memory of her. The heroine’scontradictory attitude indeed reflects the contradiction of Bataille’s theory: 關聯 文化越界,2(1),79-106
Cross-cultural Studies資料類型 article dc.creator (作者) Kuo, Betty dc.date (日期) 2015-03 dc.date.accessioned 23-Aug-2016 17:56:28 (UTC+8) - dc.date.available 23-Aug-2016 17:56:28 (UTC+8) - dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 23-Aug-2016 17:56:28 (UTC+8) - dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/100687 - dc.description.abstract (摘要) This paper uses theories of gift economy to examine gift relationship in no gift giving can be wholly disinterested and no gift relationship can besustained without reciprocation.the Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig’s novella “Letter from an UnknownWoman.” Based upon the gift relationship, this paper further interprets loverelationship between the hero and the heroine. Marcel Mauss observes thatgift-giving, dictated by social rules, requires reciprocation. But GeorgesBataille considers that this reciprocity inherent in gift relationship is notdifferent from transaction. Instead, he uses the conception of expenditure toexplain the behavior of gift-giving. Gift, in Bataille’s view, should not beinterpreted as exchange but as loss free from calculation. Jacques Derrida, inline with Bataille, regards the gift as impossible because the gift, oncerecognized as reciprocal by obligation, is not gift any more. According toMauss’, Bataille’s and Derrida’s theories of gift, reciprocity becomes the keyfactor for analyzing gift relationship.Highlighting gift relationship, “Letter from an Unknown Woman”dramatizes a first-person female narrator’s deathbed confession, whichcontains her lifelong unrequited love for the addressee. Going against thegrain with conventional reading, this paper argues that the heroine is nottotally satisfied with such an unreciprocated relationship. She still demandsreturn, even though it is nothing but the hero’s memory of her. The heroine’scontradictory attitude indeed reflects the contradiction of Bataille’s theory: dc.format.extent 916941 bytes - dc.format.mimetype application/pdf - dc.relation (關聯) 文化越界,2(1),79-106 dc.relation (關聯) Cross-cultural Studies dc.subject (關鍵詞) gift studies;Georges Bataille;expenditure;reciprocity dc.title (題名) (Im) Possibility of Reciprocation: Gift Economy in “Letter from an Unknown Woman＂ zh_TW dc.type (資料類型) article
