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Title
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El discurso andino en Los rios profundos.
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Creator
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Mantilla, Mario I., Horswell, Michael J., Florida Atlantic University
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Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines the arduous and controversial attempt of literary critics to classify appropriately the novel Los rfos profundos (Deep Rivers) by the Peruvian novelist and ethnographer, Jose Marfa Arguedas and reviews the main theories that were applied to decipher its meaning. But more than a task of classifying, the thesis itself is a work of interpretation, which required broadening the research boundaries previously employed. Confronting the dominance of Western discourse that has...
Show moreThis thesis examines the arduous and controversial attempt of literary critics to classify appropriately the novel Los rfos profundos (Deep Rivers) by the Peruvian novelist and ethnographer, Jose Marfa Arguedas and reviews the main theories that were applied to decipher its meaning. But more than a task of classifying, the thesis itself is a work of interpretation, which required broadening the research boundaries previously employed. Confronting the dominance of Western discourse that has shaped how we understand Andean literature, I identify the elements of indigenous Andean discourse that are deeply embedded in the novel. This perspective may decisively influence the way we read Latin American Literature and hopes to more rigorously draw attention to the presence of ancestral indigenous civilization in the cultural identity of Latin America.
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Date Issued
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2007
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000937
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Subject Headings
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Arguedas, José María--Ríos profundos, Latin American literature--Peru--20th century, Arguedas, José María--Political and social views, Acculturation in literature
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Format
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Document (PDF)
