Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/42327
Title: From Heart of Darkness to Apocalypse Now
Authors: Correia, Maria Helena de Paiva
Keywords: Heart of Darkness;Apocalypse Now;“the Uncanny”;Heart of Darkness;Apocalypse Now;o “Inquietante”
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Journal: http://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/42307
Abstract: The article produces a reading of Heart of Darkness in terms of Freud’s concept of “the Uncanny” (i.e. what should remain secret and hidden) and of Apocalypse Now in terms of the Bible’s notion of Apocalypse as Revelation (i.e. what is brought to light). The article discusses this and other apparent paradoxes in Coppola’s adaptation of Conrad’s famous novel to conclude that the film illuminates the book and that diverse art forms can disclose unspeakable evil by means of outstanding beauty.
O artigo faz uma leitura de Heart of Darkness em função do conceito Freudiano do “Inquietante” (aquilo que deve permanecer escondido e em segredo) e de Apocalypse Now em termos da noção bíblica do Apocalipse como revelação, discutindo este e outros paradoxos aparentes na adaptação de Coppola do romance de Conrad. O artigo conclui que o filme ilumina o romance e que o uso do belo em diversas formas de arte pode estar ao serviço da revelação do mal indizível.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/42327
ISBN: 978-989-26-1308-6 (PDF)
978-989-26-1307-9
DOI: 10.14195/978-989-26-1308-6_17
Rights: open access
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