Anatomia anegdoty

Abstract

The anecdote is a borderline case of literature and literarily constructed living speech (parole). Its specific poetics, viewed from the “aspect” of literature, is arresting for its endurance (owed among others to the participation of unconscious factors). Meanwhile, from the “aspect” of fictional techniques, the anecdote shows itself as an element of rhetorical strategies. The anecdotal phrase would thus mean stepping beyond the strict rules of discursive communication towards imposition of suggestions. Namely, the anecdote is usually a veiled critical statement that acts subliminally. By combining components of information with sceptical intent it undermines this content. Its thrust is often directed against the lofty pretensions and pathos under which authority presents itself to the world. The anecdote brings the scintillation and duality of human motivation to the image of the world as a part of its unique strategy of subversion. Keywords

Keywords

• anecdote
• anecdotal phrase
• literature
• rhetoric