Antagonistic Worlds in “Bananos y hombres,” by Carmen Lyra

This is a detailed study of the topics and political perspective evident in the set of short stories “Bananos y hombres,” by Carmen Lyra. Emphasis is given to the approach to the social and political problems of the period in which the stories were written, and to the critical perspective which is a...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Rivera Cerdas, Gineth Tatiana, Cordero Cordero, José Enrique
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/14947
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/letras/article/view/14947
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Costa Rican narrative
Carmen Lyra
capitalism
banana enclave
narrativa costarricense
capitalismo
enclave bananero
Descrição
Resumo:This is a detailed study of the topics and political perspective evident in the set of short stories “Bananos y hombres,” by Carmen Lyra. Emphasis is given to the approach to the social and political problems of the period in which the stories were written, and to the critical perspective which is adopted from the voice of the narrator. Thus, light is shed on the political and social commitment which the author assumes as a writer and as an intellectual.