Convergence of the oneiric and the allegorical in Manuel Scorza’s narrative

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https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1101-2019-101-115

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Oneiric, allegorical, supernatural, narrative tools, representation of oppression

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The Peruvian author Manuel Scorza incorporates fantasy and myth into his novels, in order to represent the conflicts between Andean peasants, landowners, multinational mining companies, and the authorities. The author lends his protagonists supernatural characteristics, enabling an oneiric space in which anything seems possible, including the oppressors’ defeat. This textual space is abruptly annulled by the tragic defeat of the peasants. At the same time, such supernatural gifts operate as metaphors for the hopes of Andean people, while highlighting the allegorical dimensions of the main characters.

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  • María Teresa Grillo, Mount Royal University. Calgary, Canada

    María Teresa Grillo (Lima, Perú) es profesora asociada en Mount Royal University (Calgary, Canadá), donde enseña Literatura Hispanoamericana, español y Estudios Latinoamericanos. Es Magíster en Literatura Peruana y Latinoamericana por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Perú) y en el año 2013 obtuvo el doctorado en Estudios Hispánicos (Ph.D.) de la University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canadá). Mientras cursaba el doctorado recibió becas de la University of British Columbia y del Social Sciences and Humanities Research Center (SSHRC) de Canadá para su investigación sobre textos andinos. Es autora del libro Discursos de la nación pendiente (Pakarina/Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2016). Recientemente coeditó el número monográfico sobre literatura hispana y suicidio de la Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos. Ha escrito artículos en diversas revistas especializadas.

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2019-07-23

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Convergence of the oneiric and the allegorical in Manuel Scorza’s narrative. (2019). Desde El Sur, 11(1), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1101-2019-101-115

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