The distant relation : time and identity in Spanish American fiction / Eoin S. Thomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomson, Eoin Scott.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 30.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Spanish American fiction.

Time in literature.

Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.

Physical Description:

xxv, 163 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2000]

Summary:

In The Distant Relation Eoin Thomson presents innovative readings of canonical philosophic and literary texts, focusing on the distance that mediates the relation between word and thing, past and present, I and you. Through a novel convergence, itself arising from a field of philosophic and literary experimentation, he challenges previous traditions while demonstrating that his strategy is appropriate to the texts considered.

The Distant Relation breaks down the artificial division between philosophy and literature by weaving contemporary philosophic arguments through close readings of Carpentier, Rulfo, Paz, and Garcia Marquez. Thomson draws the reader into the largely uninhabited space between philosophy and literature, providing new critical strategies that allow text and reader to respond to the very distance they share. These strategies involve a reconceptualization of distance that recognizes the productive and affirmative nature of separation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-159) and index.

ISBN:

0773510281 :

OCLC:

44112676