the neuter (le neutre)
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The neuter (le neutre) is Maurice Blanchot’s philosophical-literary notion of an impersonal, indeterminate mode of being and language that disrupts fixed identities, narrative authority, and traditional subject–object relations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maurice Blanchot concept
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literary theory concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
neutralization of authorial voice
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suspension of personal mastery ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
L'Entretien infini
NERFINISHED
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Le Pas au-delà NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maurice Blanchot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | Maurice Blanchot's late work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
disruption of fixed identities
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disruption of narrative authority ⓘ disruption of subject–object relations ⓘ impersonality ⓘ indeterminacy ⓘ |
| concerns |
impersonal dimension of literature
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limits of subjectivity ⓘ relation between language and being ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
personal pronoun 'I'
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strong narrative subject ⓘ |
| creator | Maurice Blanchot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
impersonal mode of being
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impersonal mode of language ⓘ indeterminate mode of being ⓘ indeterminate mode of language ⓘ |
| field |
continental philosophy
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deconstruction ⓘ literary theory ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | le neutre ⓘ |
| influenced |
deconstructive literary criticism
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poststructuralist thought ⓘ theory of impersonal writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Heideggerian ontology
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literary modernism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| opposes |
fixed identity
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stable subjectivity ⓘ traditional subject–object dichotomy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
the impersonal
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the infinite conversation NERFINISHED ⓘ the outside (le dehors) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
absence of narrative authority
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fragmentary narrative ⓘ impersonal voice ⓘ literary experimentation ⓘ |
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