Research master thesis | Literary Studies (research) (MA)
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2018-06-01T00:00:00Z
In this paper I approach the novel Distant Star (1996) by Roberto Bolaño (Chile, 1953-2003) with the goal of rendering visible the reflection and articulation that it undertakes of the fields of...Show moreIn this paper I approach the novel Distant Star (1996) by Roberto Bolaño (Chile, 1953-2003) with the goal of rendering visible the reflection and articulation that it undertakes of the fields of literature/poetics and life/politics. By means of the development of a theoretical and methodological framework mainly influenced by Mieke Bal and Jacques Rancière, I reach the conclusion that the novel offers an original contribution to the problem of political commitment in the Latin American intellectuals of the 20th century. I introduce the concepts of "poetics of juego", "doubling/mirroring" and "menardism".Show less
