Analysis reveals the spectrum of affect in literature using Massumi's affect theory and Sarraute's tropisms.
Studying Brian Massumi’s philosophy of affect alongside Nathalie Sarraute’s theory of tropisms and its literary application in Tropisms (1939) exposes Massumi’s enigmatic affectivity as a travelling potential and points to a more comprehensive understanding of affect—as an element of a spectrum rather than a separate entity clearly contrasted with emotions.
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