Stylistics in the Rorschach Test and in the Writing of Virginia Woolf
Pages 77 to 91
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- REBOURG-ROESLER, Christine,
- Rebourg-Roesler, Christine.
- Rebourg-Roesler, C.
https://doi.org/10.3917/pcp.013.0077
Cite this article
- Rebourg-Roesler, C.
- Rebourg-Roesler, Christine.
- REBOURG-ROESLER, Christine,
https://doi.org/10.3917/pcp.013.0077
This article proposes to compare the declarations of schizo-affective psychotic subjects on the Rorschach test with the poetic singularity of Virginia Woolf's writing. For this comparison, the author considers the specific characteristics of schizophrenic thinking in the Rorschach which include the absence of temporal and spatial markers, the disconnection which is expressed through fragmented syntax or by the juxtaposition of antagonistic terms or yet again, the very strong presence of sensation which alone makes the feeling of unitary existence possible. The argumentation herein is illustrated by sequences of the Rorschach and excerpts from the works of Virginia Woolf.
Keywords
- Rorschach
- Virginia Woolf
- Stylistics
- Schizophrenia.
Publisher keywords: Rorschach, Schizophrenia., Stylistics, Virginia Woolf