The Tell-Tale Eye
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8934920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Véronique Campion‐vincent (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, corresponding author), Veronique Campion-Vincent |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 13-24 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1999.9715977 |
| OpenAlex | W2138865802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
The purpose of this paper is the study and analysis of a fairly widespread false idea. I mean to take seriously one of these shreds of lore that are by and large known to everyone, and try to understand the traits that make it seductive and convincing. It seems to me that the main problem set by false ideas is that they are rooted in the collective consciousness. The false idea chosen as an example asserts that the image of the murderer is retained on a victim's retina after death and can be retrieved through photography. In tribute to Edgar Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, I have chosen to designate this assertion as “The Tell-Tale Eye.” Our journey through this false idea will lead us towards a legend built around a technical process, that of photography, but also towards the seductiveness of a magical thought, in which it is the victim's own body that accuses the murderer
Art · Art history · Assertion · Consciousness · Epistemology · Legend · Photography · Psychoanalysis · Set (abstract data type · Tribute · Visual arts · Computer Science · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Photography and Visual Culture · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2020 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |