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El misterio de un asesinato en Cien años de soledad: realismo mágico como discurso postcolonial para desenredar la muerte de José Arcadio

Rosberg, Fredrik LU (2022) ÄSPD04 20212
Spanish Studies
Abstract (Spanish)
Este análisis literario está dedicado a investigar la misteriosa muerte de José Arcadio en Cien años de soledad, escrito por Gabriel García Márquez. La intención es presentar una perspectiva desarrollada por Stephen Slemon en que el realismo mágico es considerado en términos de discurso poscolonial y aplicarla al episodio mencionado. El objetivo principal del análisis es, por un lado, desenredar las confusiones que han surgido en interpretaciones anteriores, y, por otro lado, examinar cómo la aplicación de la perspectiva de Slemon puede explicar el misterio de la muerte de José Arcadio. La perspectiva elegida no sólo provee una explicación de por qué contradicciones han infectado las interpretaciones anteriores, sino que también destaca la... (More)
Este análisis literario está dedicado a investigar la misteriosa muerte de José Arcadio en Cien años de soledad, escrito por Gabriel García Márquez. La intención es presentar una perspectiva desarrollada por Stephen Slemon en que el realismo mágico es considerado en términos de discurso poscolonial y aplicarla al episodio mencionado. El objetivo principal del análisis es, por un lado, desenredar las confusiones que han surgido en interpretaciones anteriores, y, por otro lado, examinar cómo la aplicación de la perspectiva de Slemon puede explicar el misterio de la muerte de José Arcadio. La perspectiva elegida no sólo provee una explicación de por qué contradicciones han infectado las interpretaciones anteriores, sino que también destaca la razón por la cual el episodio enfocado es caracterizado por una ausencia de información, lo que lleva a la inferencia de varios sospechosos posibles. Se concluye que la culpabilidad más soportada textualmente es del gobierno conservador. (Less)
Abstract
This literary analysis is devoted to investigating the mysterious death of José Arcadio in One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel García Márquez. The intention is to present a perspective developed by Stephen Slemon in which magical realism is considered in terms of postcolonial discourse, and to apply it to the mentioned episode. Furthermore, the principal objective of the analysis is, on the one hand, to disentangle confusions which have surfaced in previous interpretations, and to examine how this perspective explains the mysteriousness of José Arcadio’s death, on the other. Not only does the chosen perspective provide an explanation as to why contradictions have infected the previous interpretations, the perspective also... (More)
This literary analysis is devoted to investigating the mysterious death of José Arcadio in One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel García Márquez. The intention is to present a perspective developed by Stephen Slemon in which magical realism is considered in terms of postcolonial discourse, and to apply it to the mentioned episode. Furthermore, the principal objective of the analysis is, on the one hand, to disentangle confusions which have surfaced in previous interpretations, and to examine how this perspective explains the mysteriousness of José Arcadio’s death, on the other. Not only does the chosen perspective provide an explanation as to why contradictions have infected the previous interpretations, the perspective also highlights the reason for why the relevant episode is characterized by an absence of information, which leads to the inference of various possible suspects, the most supported of which, textually, is concluded to be the conservative government. (Less)
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author
Rosberg, Fredrik LU
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organization
course
ÄSPD04 20212
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Cien años de soledad, realismo mágico, teoría literaria poscolonial, la muerte de José Arcadio, Stephen Slemon
language
Spanish
id
9073057
date added to LUP
2022-02-01 16:27:40
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2022-02-01 16:27:40
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  abstract     = {{This literary analysis is devoted to investigating the mysterious death of José Arcadio in One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel García Márquez. The intention is to present a perspective developed by Stephen Slemon in which magical realism is considered in terms of postcolonial discourse, and to apply it to the mentioned episode. Furthermore, the principal objective of the analysis is, on the one hand, to disentangle confusions which have surfaced in previous interpretations, and to examine how this perspective explains the mysteriousness of José Arcadio’s death, on the other. Not only does the chosen perspective provide an explanation as to why contradictions have infected the previous interpretations, the perspective also highlights the reason for why the relevant episode is characterized by an absence of information, which leads to the inference of various possible suspects, the most supported of which, textually, is concluded to be the conservative government.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{El misterio de un asesinato en Cien años de soledad: realismo mágico como discurso postcolonial para desenredar la muerte de José Arcadio}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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