José de la Cuadra, a Multifaceted Intellectual: Between Literature and Politics

The Ecuadorian writer José de la Cuadra (Guayaquil, 1903-1941) has been consecrated for the art of his narrative. Nevertheless, few documents have drawn attention to the ideological complexity that can be traced in his works written outside of the literary realm. Here, the author studies three aspec...

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Autor: Moret, Marlene
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Andina de Letras y Estudios Culturales
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/1425
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/kipus/article/view/1425
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ecuador
José de la Cuadra
literatura
Grupo de Guayaquil
historia
ideas
intelectuales
periodismo
literature
intelectuals
journalism
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Sumario:The Ecuadorian writer José de la Cuadra (Guayaquil, 1903-1941) has been consecrated for the art of his narrative. Nevertheless, few documents have drawn attention to the ideological complexity that can be traced in his works written outside of the literary realm. Here, the author studies three aspects of José de la Cuadra’s intellectual trajectory: first, the legacy of his social origins which facilitated his access to positions of power due to his work in Guayaquilean newspapers and magazines; then, the strategies he deployed to achieve recognition as a writer and intellectual at the national and international level; and finally, the contradictions he embraced as a militant socialist who went on to occupy political positions in non-democratic regimes.