"Each one to his ayllu": order and sacrifice in Diamantes y pedernales

In this article, I offer a new reading of José María Arguedas’ Diamantes y Pedernales based on Polysystem Theory. Applying this theory, I hope to establish the way in which the social groups represented in the novel coexist, to identify the mechanisms of the order they introduce, as well as to point...

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Autor: Galván- Díaz, F.J.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Nueva revista de Filología Hispánica
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.nrfh.colmex.mx:article/3934
Acesso em linha:https://nrfh.colmex.mx/index.php/nrfh/article/view/3934
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Arguedas
Diamantes y pedernales
literary representation
polysistem theory
neo-indigenism
representación literaria
teoría de los polisistemas
neoindigenismo
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Resumo:In this article, I offer a new reading of José María Arguedas’ Diamantes y Pedernales based on Polysystem Theory. Applying this theory, I hope to establish the way in which the social groups represented in the novel coexist, to identify the mechanisms of the order they introduce, as well as to point to the tools they use to repair the attacks on the community’s system. This approach allows us to understand that, although the novel is said to revolve around white figures, the order in fact privileges the indigenous world.