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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
The Death Of The River And The River Of Death: The Magdalena River In El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Cólera And La Novia Oscura, Ana María Mutis
The Death Of The River And The River Of Death: The Magdalena River In El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Cólera And La Novia Oscura, Ana María Mutis
Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty Research
This essay focuses on two of these works: El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Love in the Time of Cholera) by Gabriel Garcìa Màrquez (hereinafter Amor) and La novia oscura (The Dark Bride) by Laura Restrepo (hereinafter Novia). Though it is true that these novels coincide in presenting the Magdalena as the scene of Colombia's deterioration and destruction, the river of Novia explores the connections between natural space, individual conscience, and national reality, all the while commenting on, and questioning, the message the Magdalena is made to convey in Amor. The analysis that follows seeks to …
Irony In Emmanuel Carrère’S La Moustache, Nina Ekstein
Irony In Emmanuel Carrère’S La Moustache, Nina Ekstein
Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty Research
The subject of irony in film is a problematic one, in no small measure because of the assumption of referentiality in what is shown onscreen. I examine a form of irony that is tied to undecidability and use it to analyze La moustache (2005), which is a cinematic exploration of the possibilities for creating undecidability and its attendant tensions, exemplifying how irony may be visually communicated. Carrère's film moves into the domain of irony through a wide-ranging critique worked out through discordance.
Glittery Poetics: Joteando En San Antonio, Tejas, Rita Urquijo-Ruiz
Glittery Poetics: Joteando En San Antonio, Tejas, Rita Urquijo-Ruiz
Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty Research
No abstract provided.
Part(Iend)O El Alma: Rebirthing The Self, Rita Urquijo-Ruiz
Part(Iend)O El Alma: Rebirthing The Self, Rita Urquijo-Ruiz
Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty Research
No abstract provided.
The Chica Rara As Observer In Concha Alós’S Los Cien Pájaros, Debra J. Ochoa
The Chica Rara As Observer In Concha Alós’S Los Cien Pájaros, Debra J. Ochoa
Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty Research
The article focuses on how the protagonist of the book "Los cien pájaros," by Concha Alós can be understood through the concept of chica rara or strange girl given by author Carmen Martín Gaite. Topics discussed include the use of the term chica rara by Martín Gaite in the novel "Nada," by Carmen Laforet, the issues involving prostitution and sexuality in the "Los cienpájaros," and the portrayal of independent woman in the book.