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An Absent Author? Myth in Augusto Roa Bastos's Yo el Supremo

Phillips, TP (2011) An Absent Author? Myth in Augusto Roa Bastos's Yo el Supremo Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 88 (6). 695 - 709. ISSN 1475-3839

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/bhs.2011.37

Abstract

This article examines the presence of indigenous myths in Yo el Supremo (1974) by the Paraguayan novelist Augusto Roa Bastos. It identifies a number of key indigenous myths in the novel and analyses how they are represented in relation to other intertexts which have traditionally been regarded as more prestigious. It also considers how they undermine the power of el Supremo, the dictator who is the novel's protagonist. This is achieved by using Roa Bastos's concept of the texto ausente to consider how the mythic intertexts are both absent and powerful. Este artículo examina la presencia de mitos indígenas en Yo el Supremo (1974) del escritor paraguayo Augusto Roa Bastos. Identifica varios mitos indígenas clave en la novela y analiza cómo están representados en relación con otros intertextos que tradicionalmente han sido considerados más prestigiosos. También considera cómo minan el poder de El Supremo, el dictador protagonista de la novela. Esto se logra a través del uso del concepto del texto ausente de Roa Bastos para considerar cómo los intertextos míticos son a la vez ausentes y poderosos.

Item Type:Article
Additional Information:Posted here with permission from the publisher.
Uncontrolled Keywords:Augusto Roa Bastos, Myth, Paraguayan literature, Latin American literature
Divisions:Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences > English and Languages > English
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ID Code:7264
Deposited By:Symplectic Elements
Deposited On:18 Sep 2012 16:26
Last Modified:24 Jan 2013 09:13

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