The theme is almost inevitably the destruction of this family and a reversal of its rules, which may be seen as a negative and tragic downfall or as a liberating and positive step. Certain traits appear to me as constants throughout various family sagas, and I wül analyze José de la Cuadra's Los Sangurimas (1934) and Jane Smüey's A Thousand Acres (1991) as novels exploring and reveaUng the foUowing generic features: First of all, each narrative traces the history of a famüy over many generations, from its roots in a specific location or period oftime to its downfaU. An understanding ofhow the famüy saga functions in society as an important cultural artifact is vital to the concretization of the genre. THE COMPAnATIST FAMILY SAGAS OF THE AMERICAS: LOS SANGURIMAS AND A THOUSAND ACRES Lori Ween What exactly is a family saga? What structures or themes allow certain works to be designated as such, and what are the connections between a text, its historical perspective, and the oral tradition? How does tradition itself translate into the written form? Some scholars have sought to define the criteria for this designation, yet many questions remain, as the definition must stretch to include stories from diverse cultures with varying modes ofrepresentation. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |