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l’hypothèque du renoncement

English translation: does away with the need for renunciation

21:07 Oct 14, 2009

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French term or phrase: l’hypothèque du renoncement

This passage is analysing the forces at work in a cinematic work of satire with political leanings. Out of the context of mortgages (for houses) I'm at a bit of a loss.

'La forme du pamphlet lève *l’hypothèque du renoncement* : Brecht + Rimbaud, induction + déduction, esprit de finesse + esprit de géométrie, et on y ajoutera Éros + Massacre, Joie + Révolte, le refus de la soustraction mutilante produira en fait toujours une multiplication et le pamphlet invente les jouissances de la raison critique.'

Nora Mahony KudoZ activity Questions: 14 (2 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 17 Ireland
Local time: 03:21

English translation:does away with the need for renunciation

Explanation:
As I understand it, "renoncement" here is equivalent to "la substraction mutilante": the pamphlet form does away with the need for renunciation, and since refusing the mutilation of subtraction results in multiplication, the pamphlet thus invents new jouissances in critical reasoning. Or something of that ilk, a sort of general economy argument.

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Note added at 6 days (2009-10-21 08:35:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, Nora. Sounds like you've been having fun...