The fictional world of Javier Marias : language and uncertainty / by Marta Pérez-Carbonell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez-Carbonell, Marta, author.

Series:

Foro hispánico ; Volume 53.

Foro Hispánico, 0925-8620 ; Volume 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marías, Javier--Criticism and interpretation.

Marías, Javier.

Marías, Javier--Knowledge--Language and languages.

Language and languages in literature.

Silence in literature.

Uncertainty in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Fictional World of Javier Marías offers a fresh perspective on the narrative universe of one of Spain’s most distinguished contemporary authors. In order to establish the origin and meaning of uncertainty in his fiction, this book presents interpretations of a range of issues inherent to Marías’s canon, in particular those related to the nature of language. With the relationship between language and uncertainty at its heart, this study considers the use of foreign languages, translation, and the effect of silence through an analysis of: Todas las almas (1989), Corazón tan blanco (1992), Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí (1994) and Tu rostro mañana (2002-2007).

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

‘Hay que saber prolongar la incertidumbre’: Uncertainty in Marías’s Fiction

‘Did that Really Happen?’ The Intricacies of Truth

Language as Disguise – Intralingual Translation

Language Choice – Interlingual Translation as Concealment

Factual and Verbal Absences – Representation through Negatives, Silences and Their Communicative Power

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-31097-5

OCLC:

946968476

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004310971 DOI