Browsing by Subject "Literature, Latin American."
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The aesthetics of metamorphosis: Ovidian poetics in the works of Maria Luisa Bombal and Elena Garro.
(2004)The study begins with an analysis of the Ovidian concept of metamorphosis and its effects on the body, identity, and the corpus of the text. Chapter Two addresses the notion of "literary myth, " and contextualizes Bombal's ... -
Balas y palabras: novela, testimonio y crónica sobre el sicario colombiano (1988-2023)
(2023-05-12)This dissertation analyzes the sociocultural phenomenon of hitmen in Colombia through its literary representation during the last 35 years. During that time, the figure of the hitman acquired great prominence both in the ... -
CARMEN GANDARA: PENSAMIENTO, TEMATICA Y ESTILO
(The University of Oklahoma., 1975) -
CORRELACION ENTRE ALGUNOS PROCEDIMIENTOS ESTILISTICOS Y LA TEMATICA EN LA FICCION EXTENSA DE ALEJO CARPENTIER HASTA EL SIGLO DE LAS LUCES
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The demythification of reality in the narrative of Julio Ramon Ribeyro.
(1981)This study was concerned with the Peruvian writer Julio Ramon Ribeyro, a self-proclaimed skeptic whose narrative probes reality, exposing the myths undermining Peruvian society while, at the same time, illuminating the ... -
The denunciation of self-deprecation in the works of Ana Lydia Vega, Blas Jimenez, and Nancy Morejon.
(2003)I examine the theme of black identity with an emphasis on pride in order to counteract the portrayal of black images as negative stereotypes. I illustrate how they assume the responsibility of questioning the national ... -
El resurgimiento y la perpetuación de la dinastía Mexica mediante el virrey Español en el Teatro de virtudes políticas que constituyen a un príncipe (1680) de Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
(2023-04-12)The present thesis traces the process by which the creole savant Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (1645-1700) reconfigures the persona of the Spanish viceroy, Tomás de la Cerda (1638-1692), and integrates him into the ancient ... -
Guillermo Valencia y su relacion con el Simbolismo Frances.
(1997)The dissertation is divided into four chapters. In the first, I study Valencia's life and education, his primary contact with universal literary traditions, and the adoption of Symbolism, which eventually shapes his ... -
Horacio Quiroga's Cuentos de la selva para los ninos :
(1984)The recurring themes in the Cuentos de la selva attempt to gently, and at times humorously, teach the type of psychological and social attributes that will allow the child to become a mature, successful and happy adult. ... -
The ironic vision in the fiction of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and William Faulkner /
(1983)Similarly, these authors debunk the myth of the brave new future. In a fallen, "irremediably flawed" world there is a disjunction between past and present which prevents continuity of culture, ethics, traditions, and family ... -
La novela colombiana de protesta social, 1924-1948 /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1976) -
Major themes in the works of Ramóubí/
(The University of Oklahoma., 1966) -
Manuel Puig:
(The University of Oklahoma., 1977) -
Manuel Rojas, literary analysis of his novels /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1971) -
Masculinidad en crisis: Representacion masculina en cuatro novelas latinoamericanas.
(2003)This dissertation treats the study of the representation and construction of male images that subvert, transgress and deconstruct hegemonic models of masculinity. The selected literary works---influenced by poststructuralist, ... -
Niños, niñas y adolescentes en situación de calle: El cine como articulador de discursos paradójicos y segregación espacial y de género en América Latina
(2017-12)Niños, niñas y adolescentes en situación de calle: El cine como articulador de discursos paradójicos y segregación espacial y de género en América Latina es un estudio comparativo que explora la representación de niños, ... -
The novels of Salvador Garmendia :
(1980)This study is divided into four main parts in which the five novels of Venezuelan Salvador Garmendia are analyzed on the bases of theme, characterization, structure and style. The novels are Los pequenos seres (1959), Los ... -
Políticas de lo gótico: sujeto marginal y cuerpos discapacitados en la narrativa gótica de Mariana Enríquez
(2023-01-12)Gothic literature represents what lies in the margins of society, with the forbidden and impossible. Following Jacques Rancière ideas on the politics of literature, this thesis explores the political implications of the ...