| The Ironic Apocalypse in the Novels of Leopoldo Marechal Contributor(s): Cheadle, Norman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1855660709 ISBN-13: 9781855660700 Publisher: Tamesis Books OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2000 Annotation: Leopoldo Marechal has become a chosen precursor of many contemporary Argentine writers, cineastes, and intellectuals, and so his novels - universally recognized but rarely studied - demand treatment from a contemporary critical sensibility. This study departs from the line of criticism that reads Marechal as a Christian apologist, arguing instead that Marechal's metaphysical' novels are really metafictional, ludic exercises informed by ironic scepticism. Adn Buenosayres (1948) inverts the Christian-Platonist narrative of redemption through the Logos; in El Banquete de Severo Arcngelo (1965) Marechal, tongue firmly in cheek, leads his readers on a metaphysical wild-goose chase; and in Megafn, o la guerra (1970) he finally lays apocalypticism to rest. The close readings of his novels presented in this book help to lay the theoretical groundwork underpinning Marechal's reinscription in contemporary Argentine culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 863 |
| LCCN: 99086336 |
| Series: Monografías a |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.62" W x 9.42" (0.93 lbs) 180 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leopoldo Marechal has become a chosen precursor of many contemporary Argentine writers, cineastes, and intellectuals, and so his novels - universally recognized but rarely studied - demand treatment from a contemporary critical sensibility. This study departs from the line of criticism that reads Marechal as a Christian apologist, arguing instead that Marechal's metaphysical' novels are really metafictional, ludic exercises informed by ironic scepticism.Adán Buenosayres (1948) inverts the Christian-Platonist narrative of redemption through the Logos; in El Banquete de Severo Arcángelo (1965) Marechal, tongue firmly in cheek, leads his readers on a metaphysical wild-goose chase; and in Megafón, o la guerra (1970) he finally lays apocalypticism to rest. The close readings of his novels presented in this book help to lay the theoretical groundwork underpinning Marechal's reinscription incontemporary Argentine culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cheadle, Norman: - NORMAN CHEADLE teaches in the Department of Modern Languages, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario. |