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Latin American Literature

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Theses/Dissertations

2018

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Fracaso Y Frustracion Sexual En La Obra Cuentistica De Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Arcadio Bolanos May 2018

Fracaso Y Frustracion Sexual En La Obra Cuentistica De Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Arcadio Bolanos

Theses and Dissertations

In the short stories of Peruvian writer Julio Ramón Ribeyro, there are two important subjects that are mutually connected and are part of a larger literary proposal: failure and sexual frustration. When Ribeyro wrote his short stories, he was portraying the Peruvian reality and the idiosyncrasy of Peruvians in general. Certainly, failure has often been associated with Ribeyro’s literary proposals, as most of his characters fail in one way or another; however, little has been said about sexual frustration, which is quite an important thematic element that should not be overlooked. The theoretical framework relies mostly on psychoanalysis, including Jacques …


El Papel Esencial De La Belleza En Ariel, De José Enrique Rodó, Laura Martinez-Geijo Roman May 2018

El Papel Esencial De La Belleza En Ariel, De José Enrique Rodó, Laura Martinez-Geijo Roman

Theses and Dissertations

El objetivo de la presente Tesis es determinar cuál es la función que cumple la belleza en la obra Ariel, de José Enrique Rodó. Para ello elaboraremos una teoría integradora del significado de la belleza rodoniana basada en el análisis de sus distintas dimensiones: metafísica, espiritual, moral, de integridad y heroica. Las teorías estéticas de Platón y Schiller, junto con la teoría del héroe de Thomas Carlyle constituyen el marco teórico de este estudio. Finalmente, la aplicación de esta teoría nos permite concluir que la belleza cumple una doble función en esta obra: en el plano individual, actúa como valor …