In search of the sacred book: religion and the contemporary Latin American novel
Introduction. A literary trinity : the novel, the sacred, and the nation -- Prophetic discourse in the naturalist novel : Frederico Gamboa and Manuel Zeno Gandía -- The other theologian : Jorge Luis Borges and "the death of the novel" -- Tales from eternity : María Luisa Bombal, Alejo Carp...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa
University of Pittsburgh Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Illuminations : cultural formations of the Americas series
Illuminations cultural formations of the Americas series |
| Further subjects: | B
Latin American fiction 20th century
History and criticism
B LITERARY CRITICISM ; Caribbean & Latin American B Religion in literature B Latin American fiction 21st century History and criticism B Latin American fiction B Electronic books B Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: González, Aníbal, 1956-: In search of the sacred book. - Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018] |
| Summary: | Introduction. A literary trinity : the novel, the sacred, and the nation -- Prophetic discourse in the naturalist novel : Frederico Gamboa and Manuel Zeno Gandía -- The other theologian : Jorge Luis Borges and "the death of the novel" -- Tales from eternity : María Luisa Bombal, Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo -- In search of the sacred book : Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Jose Lezama Lima -- Desacralizations : Elena Poniatowska, Fernando Vallejo, Roberto Bolaño. In Search of the Sacred Book studies the artistic incorporation of religious concepts such as prophecy, eternity, and the afterlife in the contemporary Latin American novel. It departs from sociopolitical readings by noting the continued relevance of religion in Latin American life and culture, despite modernity's powerful secularizing influence. Analyzing Jorge Luis Borges's secularized "narrative theology" in his essays and short stories, the book follows the development of the Latin American novel from the early twentieth century until today by examining the attempts of major novelists, from María Luisa Bombal, Alejo Carpentier, and Juan Rulfo, to Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, and Jose Lezama Lima, to "sacralize" the novel by incorporating traits present in the sacred texts of many religions. It concludes with a view of the "desacralization" of the novel by more recent authors, from Elena Poniatowska and Fernando Vallejo to Roberto Bolaño |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0822983028 |