The Idea of Freedom in Vargas Llosa's Fiction : From Socialist Beginnings to a Liberal World View / Friedrich Ahnert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahnert, Friedrich, author.

Series:

Mimesis ; Volume 109.

Mimesis Series ; Volume 109

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Study and teaching.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter, [2023]

Summary:

Mario Vargas Llosa's intellectual transformations, from socialism to pragmatism, and liberalism, are reflected in his political and historical fiction. From Sartrean anti-authoritarianism in La ciudad y los perros to an increasingly liberal world view in Cinco esquinas, El héroe discreto, or Travesuras de la niña mala, this monograph documents the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner's philosophical and literary journey.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

Introduction

Part A Freedom and socialism

1 Rebellion or the critique of social authorities at school - La ciudad y los perros

2 Revolt or the critique of political authorities in government and public life - Conversación en La Catedral

Part B The failure and abandonment of totalitarian ideology

3 Abandonment of political and ideological radicalism: The critical reflection on utopia and revolution - La guerra del fin del mundo and Historia de Mayta

Part C Political reformism and liberal democracy

4 Progressive solutions for a new political culture: Economic, political and moral liberalism as the different sides of Vargas Llosa's notion of freedom - Travesuras de la nin˜a mala, El héroe discreto, and Cinco esquinas

5 Conclusion: Vargas Llosa and his political and historical fiction - From socialist freedoms to the liberal affirmation of man

Bibliography

Online Resources

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-131940-7