Figures populaires et formes savantes
Abstrak
During the 1930ies, in the wake of unprecedented economic and political challenges, Ecuador undergoes a crisis of cultural identity, which calls the fundamentals of the country’s national self-understanding into question. A young generation of intellectuals and artists struggle for an answer to the question what it actually means to be Ecuadorian – the ecuatorianidad – and look for new concepts to reconstruct the cultural fundamentals of the country’s national identity. The novel published by Felicísimo Angel Rojas, El éxodo of Yangana, illustrates this quest for identity as it puts popular culture at the core of the ecuatorianidad. However, the author merges stylistic elements of this popular culture with scholarly style, transcending the narration to a universal meaning. The theme of the exodus therefore articulates a twofold popular and erudite dimension, thus contributing to the founding myth of a new Ecuador.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
Emmanuelle Sinardet
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2012
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.4000/amerika.3130
- Akses
- Open Access ✓