El Desarrollo de la Novela, Indigenista Ecuatoriana, 1879-1979 De Anticipation a Posmodernidad
Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Humanities
First Advisor
Portugal, Jose Alberto
Keywords
Ecuadorian Literature, Indigenist Literature, Mera, Juan Leon, Icaza, Jorge, Jacome, Gustavo Alfredo
Area of Concentration
Spanish Language and Culture
Abstract
English Abstract: My thesis looks at three novels which represent three different moments in the Ecuadorian indigenist literary current. Cumand�, o Un drama entre salvajes (Cumand�, or A Drama Among Savages, 1879) by Juan Le�n Mera, is an early manifestation of the current (frequently called indianism); Huasipungo (The Villagers, 1934), by Jorge Icaza, is the classic Ecuadorian work of orthodox indigenism; and Porqu� se fueron las garzas (Why the Herons Left, 1979), by Gustavo Alfredo J�come, is a late manifestation of the current (frequently called neoindigenism). Each chapter of the thesis presents a summary and analysis of one of the novels; the life and work of its author; the history of the era in which the novel was written and of the time in which it is set; and an examination of the representation of the novel�s "Indian" or "indigenous" characters as influenced by all of these factors. With the passing of time, each novel is more transcultured than the last and sees the "indigenous problem" as more complicated; nevertheless, there are many similarities between the three. Each one enters into dialogue with the previous novels of the current and with its own historic moment, and each seems to support the unification of society, advancing explicitly or implicitly that all its members are the same in some important sense or another. Spanish Abstract: Mi tesis trata de tres novelas que representan tres momentos distintos de la corriente literaria indigenista ecuatoriana. Cumand�, o Un drama entre salvajes (1879), de Juan Le�n Mera, es una manifestaci�n temprana de la corriente (frecuentemente llamada indianismo); Huasipungo (1934), de Jorge Icaza, es la obra cl�sica ecuatoriana del indigenismo ortodoxo; y Porqu� se fueron las garzas (1979), de Gustavo Alfredo J�come, es una manifestaci�n tard�a de la corriente (frecuentemente llamada neoindigensimo). Cada cap�tulo de la tesis pre enta un resumen con an�lisis de una de las novelas; la vida y obra del autor; la historia pertinente al momento de escribirse la novela y al tiempo del cual se trata; y una examinaci�n de la representaci�n de los personajes "indios" o "ind�genas" de la novela de acuerdo con estas influencias. Con el paso del tiempo, cada novela es m�s transculturada que la �ltima y ve el "problema ind�gena" como m�s complejo; sin embargo hay bastantes semejanzas entre las tres. Cada una dialoga con las novelas anteriores de la corriente y con su propio momento hist�rico, y cada una parece apoyar la unificaci�n de la sociedad, proponiendo expl�cita o impl�citamente que todos sus miembros son iguales en alg�n sentido importante u otro.
Recommended Citation
Ewing, Emily, "El Desarrollo de la Novela, Indigenista Ecuatoriana, 1879-1979 De Anticipation a Posmodernidad" (2008). Theses & ETDs. 3934.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/3934
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