New Hispano-American Narrative

Flashcards covering the periods, formal characteristics, and major figures of the New Hispano-American Narrative, focusing on Alejo Carpentier and Jorge Luis Borges.

What are the three distinct periods of the New Hispano-American Narrative?

Emergente ($1920-1940$), Consolidación ($1940-1960$), and Apogeo or Boom ($1960-1980$).

How is the 'rupture of linearity' defined in this movement?

It involves time jumps rather than a chronological sequence.

What is the purpose of having multiple narrators in these texts?

To provide distinct perspectives and various voices within the narrative.

What does 'monólogo interior' (interior monologue) refer to?

The stream of consciousness or the internal thoughts of a character.

How is the supernatural inserted into the New Hispano-American Narrative?

A magical situation or event is integrated into a realistic context.

What is the 'novela fundacional' tendency?

A narrative trend focused on telling the history of Latin America.

What was the lifespan of the author Alejo Carpentier?

$1904-1980$.

What is the main theme of Alejo Carpentier's novel 'El reino de este mundo'?

The Haitian revolutions.

What is 'Lo Real Maravilloso' according to Alejo Carpentier?

A characteristic where the supernatural surprises the character and highlights the Haitian idiosyncrasy through magic and voodoo rituals.

Who are the key figures mentioned in 'El reino de este mundo' and their roles?

Mackandal (associated with the pyre), Boukman (the decapitated leader), Ti Noel (the slave), and Henri Christophe (the Afro-descendant dictator).

What was the lifespan of Jorge Luis Borges?

$1899-1986$.

How does Jorge Luis Borges utilize the supernatural in his work 'Ficciones'?

He filters the supernatural into the real through a philosophical lens.

How does Borges create verisimilitude (believability) in his fantastic literature?

By using fake quotes, false references, and historical characters.

Where did Borges derive the material for his stories?

From his experiences with various readings rather than from personal life experiences.

What thematic constants appear in Borges' narrative world?

Chaos vs. order, the library, the mirror, dreams, the infinite, the knife, and 'the double.'

Which specific stories by Jorge Luis Borges are highlighted in the notes?

'La biblioteca de Babel', 'Las ruinas circulares', and 'Funes el memorioso'.