Travessia e epifania como formas da experiência do sagrado em Uma Aprendizagem ou o Livro dos Prazeres, de Clarice Lispector

Abstract

This monograph's central objective is to show how the concept of epiphany is worked out in one of Clarice Lispector's book, Uma aprendizagem ou livro dos prazeres. By showcasing the complexity of a apparently banal love story, Clarice articulates the concept of epiphany, brought into the literature by James Joyce, with other elements of his literary aesthetics. In the first part of this work all the definitions of this concept are dealt with, and they will establish a dialog with important studies from Benedito Nunes and Olga de Sá, reinforcing the importance of this concept in Clarice's romance. It will, also be demonstrated how the epiphany is intimately related do the sacred and the profane. To understand how this relation happens, studies from: Mircea Eliade and Roger Caillois are addressed. In the second part, the concepts presented and discussed in the first, establish a dialog with scenes from the chosen romance, showing how the central character of the work, Loreley, makes the crossing of the learning stage, in a quest to reveal herself.