Travelling between journalism and literature: kipling’s art in crossing fixed textual borders

Simões-Ferreira, Isabel

Publication

Travelling between journalism and literature: kipling’s art in crossing fixed textual borders

2017Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Simões-Ferreira, Isabel
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-21T12:48:00Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-21T12:48:00Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	The paper explores Kipling’s art and craftsmanship as a storyteller, whether one is talking about real/factual news reporting or imaginary stories. The main focus falls on Kipling’s experience both as a journalist and a writer in order to problematize the blurring line that sometimes divides these two genres of narrative regarding their commitment to telling the truth. Three texts were chosen for this purpose: “The Sutlej Bridge”, a news article published by the Civil and Military Gazette (1887); and two tales “The Man Who Would Be King” (Wee Willie Winkie, 1888) and “The Bridge Builders” (The Day’s Work, 1898). From a thematic perspective, these narratives are linked, on the one hand, by the act of construction — the construction of bridges or empire-building — and, on the other hand, by the role of the journalist in reporting what he sees and/or listens to. The analysis demonstrates that fiction/literature can often supersede in scope and depthness factual accounts of reality, thus aiming to reach higher levels of truthfulness.	en
dc.description.abstract	Resumo: O artigo explora a arte e mestria de Kipling como contador de “histórias”, sejam elas reais/factuais ou imaginárias. A sua experiência como jornalista e escritor é o nosso objeto de análise no sentido de problematizar a ténue linha divisória que, por vezes, separa os dois géneros de narrativa no que respeita o seu compromisso com o contar a verdade. Escolhemos para o efeito três textos: “The Sutlej Bridge”, um artigo publicado pelo jornal Civil and Military Gazette (1887); e os contos “The Man Who Would Be King (Wee Willie Winkie, 1888) e “The Bridge Builders” (The Day’s Work, 1898). A unir estas narrativas, do ponto de vista temático, temos, por um lado, o ato da construção — a construção de pontes ou a construção de impérios — e, por outro, o papel do jornalista em relatar o que vê e/ou o que ouve. A análise demonstra que a ficção/literatura pode muitas das vezes ultrapassar em dimensão e profundidade as narrativas do real, alcançando assim níveis superiores de veracidade.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	SIMÕES-FERREIRA, Isabel - Travelling between journalism and literature: kipling’s art in crossing fixed textual borders. “Revista Anglo-Saxónica”. Lisboa: Centro de Estudos Anglísticos da Universidade de Lisboa/University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies. ISSN 0873-0628. Série III, nº 13 (2017), pp. 45-58	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	0873-0628
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7768
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Centro de Estudos Anglísticos da Universidade de Lisboa/University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://www.ulices.org/images/site/publicacoes/anglo-saxonica/asaxoiii-n013.pdf	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Journalism	en
dc.subject	Literature	en
dc.subject	Constructivism	pt_PT
dc.subject	British empire	en
dc.subject	Jornalismo	pt_PT
dc.subject	Literatura	pt_PT
dc.subject	Construtivismo	pt_PT
dc.subject	Império britânico	pt_PT
dc.title	Travelling between journalism and literature: kipling’s art in crossing fixed textual borders	en
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Lisboa	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	58	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	45	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Revista Anglo-Saxónica	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT