Deconstructing Paradise : Inverted Religious Symbolism in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature.

By:

Reagan, Patricia E

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781498524728

Subject(s):

Latin American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Deconstructing ParadiseDDC classification:

863.60915

LOC classification:

PQ7081

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Religion to the Margins -- Chapter Two: Caminos of No Return -- Chapter Three: From the Center to the Limits of Existence in José Donoso's El lugar sin límites -- Chapter Four: Undermining Redemption -- Chapter Five: Saved with a Kiss -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index -- About The Author.

Summary: Deconstructing Paradise investigates fiction by Arlt, Asturias, Borges, Castellanos, Cortázar, Donoso, García Márquez, Garro, Rulfo, Vargas Llosa, and other authors that inverts Christian symbols to generate a social, political, cultural, or even artistic commentary. Each text underscores a search for meaning that rejects the centering presence of the more traditional Christian focus and, when considered together, the texts underscore a broad pattern to facilitate the synthesis of a large body of twentieth-century Latin American literature.

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Deconstructing Paradise investigates fiction by Arlt, Asturias, Borges, Castellanos, Cortázar, Donoso, García Márquez, Garro, Rulfo, Vargas Llosa, and other authors that inverts Christian symbols to generate a social, political, cultural, or even artistic commentary. Each text underscores a search for meaning that rejects the centering presence of the more traditional Christian focus and, when considered together, the texts underscore a broad pattern to facilitate the synthesis of a large body of twentieth-century Latin American literature.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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