“Not yet”: Zama, a Creole, an Indian
The protagonist of Zama (1956) evolves “backwards”: throughout the progression of the narrative he goes from fame to relegation, from relegation to misery, from misery to debasement, from debasement to mutilation. This regression, which is among the novel's main allegorical procedures, is also...
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I28-R268-article-123502023-02-15T12:19:24Z “Not yet”: Zama, a Creole, an Indian “Todavía no”: Zama, un criollo, un indio “Ainda não”: Zama, um crioulo, um índio Vélez Escallón , Byron Zama, Latin American literature, allegory, colonial difference, Marxist theory of dependency. Zama, literatura latinoamericana, alegoría, diferencia colonial, teoría marxista de la dependencia. Zama, literatura latino-americana, alegoria, diferença colonial, teoria marxista da dependência. The protagonist of Zama (1956) evolves “backwards”: throughout the progression of the narrative he goes from fame to relegation, from relegation to misery, from misery to debasement, from debasement to mutilation. This regression, which is among the novel's main allegorical procedures, is also found in its taxonomic and onomastic spheres, but perhaps its most expressive corollary is the survival of the encomienda in Paraguay at the end of the 18th century. This work traces the aforementioned regression and reads it as analogous to Latin American dependency, concentrating its attention on the protagonist’s relationship with three figures who, in an evident way, embody aspects and contradictions of Zama himself: Ventura Prieto, Manuel Fernández and Vicuña Porto. In the subsequent sections, this regression is associated with the American “rapture” of the protagonist and, finally, with the context of dependency contemporary to the novel. El protagonista de Zama (1956) evoluciona “para atrás”: a lo largo de la progresión de la narrativa pasa de la fama a la relegación, de la relegación a la miseria, de la miseria al rebajamiento, del rebajamiento a la mutilación. Esa regresión, que se cuenta entre los principales procedimientos alegóricos de la novela, se constata también en sus ámbitos taxonómico y onomástico, pero tal vez su corolario más expresivo sea la sobrevivencia de la encomienda en el Paraguay de finales del siglo XVIII. Este trabajo rastrea la regresión antes mencionada y la lee como análoga de la dependencia latinoamericana, concentrando su atención en la relación del protagonista con tres figuras que, de manera evidente, encarnan aspectos y contradicciones del propio Zama: Ventura Prieto, Manuel Fernández y Vicuña Porto. En los apartados posteriores se asocia esa regresión con el “arrobamiento” americano del protagonista y, finalmente, con el contexto de dependencia contemporáneo a la novela. O protagonista de Zama (1956) evolui “para trás”: ao longo da progressão da narrativa ele vai da fama ao rebaixamento, do rebaixamento à miséria, da miséria à mutilação. Essa regressão, que está entre os principais procedimentos alegóricos do romance, encontra-se também em suas esferas taxonômicas e onomásticas, mas talvez seu corolário mais expressivo seja a sobrevivência da encomienda no Paraguai das postrimerías do século XVIII. Este trabalho traça a referida regressão e a lê como análoga à dependência latino-americana, concentrando sua atenção na relação do protagonista com três figuras que, de forma evidente, encarnam aspectos e contradições do próprio Zama: Ventura Prieto, Manuel Fernández e Vicuña Porto. Nas seções subsequentes, essa regressão é associada ao “arrobamiento” americano do protagonista e, por fim, ao contexto de dependência contemporâneo ao romance. Instituto de Literatura Hispanoamericana (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires) 2022-12-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/zama/article/view/12350 10.34096/zama.a.n14.12350 Zama. Revista del Instituto de Literatura Hispanoamericana; n. 14 (2022) Zama. Revista del Instituto de Literatura Hispanoamericana; Núm. 14 (2022) Zama. Revista del Instituto de Literatura Hispanoamericana; No 14 (2022) 2422-6017 1851-6866 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/zama/article/view/12350/11108 Derechos de autor 2022 Zama. Revista del Instituto de Literatura Hispanoamericana |
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The protagonist of Zama (1956) evolves “backwards”: throughout the progression of the narrative he goes from fame to relegation, from relegation to misery, from misery to debasement, from debasement to mutilation. This regression, which is among the novel's main allegorical procedures, is also found in its taxonomic and onomastic spheres, but perhaps its most expressive corollary is the survival of the encomienda in Paraguay at the end of the 18th century. This work traces the aforementioned regression and reads it as analogous to Latin American dependency, concentrating its attention on the protagonist’s relationship with three figures who, in an evident way, embody aspects and contradictions of Zama himself: Ventura Prieto, Manuel Fernández and Vicuña Porto. In the subsequent sections, this regression is associated with the American “rapture” of the protagonist and, finally, with the context of dependency contemporary to the novel. |
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