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TERRY EAGLETON

Por Nina Horta
12/09/14 19:59

Nem só de livros sobre comida vive o cozinheiro. Vocês conhecem o Terry Eagleton? É um inglês, marxista teórico, professor de Oxford, filósofo e ótimo escritor.
Acabei de ler um livro dele onde compara os ingleses e os americanos. Acho que não foi traduzido. “Across the Pond: an Englishman´s view of America.” Por trás de todas as ironias, (ele é muito engraçado), há profundidade nas diferenças que ele aponta. Sempre rindo. Vejam o final do livro. (tradução livre e mal feita)
“A boa notícia sobre os cidadãos dessa nação (os Estados Unidos) generosa, violenta, preconceituosa, é que se um dia o planeta for vítima de uma guerra nuclear, eles serão os primeiros a aparecer na boca da cratera, conseguir sair, levantar, sacudir a poeira e começar a construir um mundo novo. A má notícia é que provavelmente foram eles a começar a guerra.”
Ele mesmo confessa ter bebido na fonte de Tocqueville, Dickens e Henry James.
Vejamos o capítulo sobre corpo e comida. Comenta a obesidade do americano e se pergunta se não é por eles terem espaço demais para ocuparem num país tão grande. Falam “ perdão” quando chegam a 3 metros de você, pois estão acostumados com muito espaço. Os japoneses em Tóquio, por ex, podem fazer uma viagem de metrô com outro no colo sem perceber… E que os ingleses também podem ter alguém no colo sem reclamar, para não chamarem atenção.
Ele viu um rapaz americano telefonar para a mãe, da Irlanda, onde ele estava -“Mãe, aqui tem lojas cheias de animais mortos!” Estava se referindo aos açougues.
Não está falando só sobre dietas, obesidade, exercício frenético, boca fechada com um aparelho de arame. O povo americano não tem problema com o corpo propriamente dito, mas com sua finitude. É contra ela que estão lutando. A realidade é alguma coisa que pode ser transformada a todo custo, daí as academias e a cirurgia plástica. Muito da correria do Ocidente, das lipos, das balanças são manifestações de onipotência, uma hostilidade profunda contra o corpo.

Sobre restaurantes. Os americanos gostam de bom serviço. Na Europa, parece que os garçons vivem competindo para ver quem serve pior. Quando finalmente aparecem com sua comida, muitas vezes estão bem mais velhos do que quando você os viu pela primeira vez. Em alguns pubs a eficiência é tida como um defeito moral.

E por aí vai, caçoando de ingleses e americanos, com uma queda suspeita pelos ingleses. Escreve muito bem e com muito wit esse Terry Eagleton. Atualmente mora em Dublin. De vez em quando pego conferências dele no Youtube e me divirto. Recomendo muito.

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