Between ‘truth’ and fiction: another view on the novel El arpa y la sombra, by Alejo Carpentier
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Resumo: | In a world where there is no steady knowledge, which “owns” any and all the truth, would there be a history that could account for the real world? Which is the current role of historians and novelists? Interdisciplinary studies associated with literature and history have been questioning for a long time what the boundaries imposed – or not – by such subjects are. In Americas, many novelists have “mixed” fiction (invention) and history (truth), making the reader wonder about what he/she is reading: is it a real fact or only the result of the writer’s imagination. This study will analyze El arpa y la sombra, by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpienter. This author reported expectations and confessions of a man who dared to cross the world and arrived in a new continent – the Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus. The author relies on historical facts to re(tell) the proposal of beatification of this man and to give his own opinion on the fact. Through questioning of established truths, the author (re)creates a new non-documented history of the ‘Discoverer’ of the Americas. |
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Between ‘truth’ and fiction: another view on the novel El arpa y la sombra, by Alejo CarpentierEntre a ‘verdade’ e a ficção: um outro olhar sobre o romance histórico em El arpa y la sombra de Alejo CarpentierRomance histórico. Nova história. Identidade/alteridade. Interdisciplinariedade.In a world where there is no steady knowledge, which “owns” any and all the truth, would there be a history that could account for the real world? Which is the current role of historians and novelists? Interdisciplinary studies associated with literature and history have been questioning for a long time what the boundaries imposed – or not – by such subjects are. In Americas, many novelists have “mixed” fiction (invention) and history (truth), making the reader wonder about what he/she is reading: is it a real fact or only the result of the writer’s imagination. This study will analyze El arpa y la sombra, by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpienter. This author reported expectations and confessions of a man who dared to cross the world and arrived in a new continent – the Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus. The author relies on historical facts to re(tell) the proposal of beatification of this man and to give his own opinion on the fact. Through questioning of established truths, the author (re)creates a new non-documented history of the ‘Discoverer’ of the Americas.Em um mundo onde já não existe um saber estanque e “dono” de qualquer verdade absoluta, existe uma história que dê conta do real? Qual o papel atual do historiador e do romancista de ficção? Os estudos interdisciplinares entre literatura e história há algum tempo passam por intensos questionamentos no que diz respeito às fronteiras que essas duas disciplinas impõem – ou deixam de fazê-lo. Nas Américas, muitos romancistas possuem a característica de “misturar” a ficção (invenção) à história (verdade), fazendo com que o leitor se interrogue se aquilo que está lendo ocorreu de fato ou se é simplesmente a imaginação do escritor que criou tal narrativa. A presente reflexão analisará a obra El arpa y la sombra, do escritor cubano Alejo Carpentier, o qual relatou as expectativas e as confissões daquele que ousou cruzar o mundo e chegou a um novo continente – o navegador genovês Cristóvão Colombo. O autor busca fatos históricos para (re)contar a proposta de beatificação do Grande Almirante e qual sua própria opinião sobre o fato. Através do questionamento de verdades estabelecidas, o autor (re)cria uma nova história não documentada do ‘descobridor’ das Américas.Edunisc2007-01-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/2510.17058/signo.v32i52.25Signo; v. 32 n. 52 (2007); 71-791982-2014reponame:Signo (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)instname:Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)instacron:UNISCporhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/25/17Silva, Liliam Ramos dainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-07-26T18:14:08Zoai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/25Revistahttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signohttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/oairgabriel@unisc.br||revistasigno.unisc@gmail.com1982-20140101-1812opendoar:2018-07-26T18:14:08Signo (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online) - Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)false |
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Between ‘truth’ and fiction: another view on the novel El arpa y la sombra, by Alejo Carpentier Entre a ‘verdade’ e a ficção: um outro olhar sobre o romance histórico em El arpa y la sombra de Alejo Carpentier |
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Between ‘truth’ and fiction: another view on the novel El arpa y la sombra, by Alejo Carpentier |
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Between ‘truth’ and fiction: another view on the novel El arpa y la sombra, by Alejo Carpentier Silva, Liliam Ramos da Romance histórico. Nova história. Identidade/alteridade. Interdisciplinariedade. |
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Between ‘truth’ and fiction: another view on the novel El arpa y la sombra, by Alejo Carpentier |
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Romance histórico. Nova história. Identidade/alteridade. Interdisciplinariedade. |
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Romance histórico. Nova história. Identidade/alteridade. Interdisciplinariedade. |
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In a world where there is no steady knowledge, which “owns” any and all the truth, would there be a history that could account for the real world? Which is the current role of historians and novelists? Interdisciplinary studies associated with literature and history have been questioning for a long time what the boundaries imposed – or not – by such subjects are. In Americas, many novelists have “mixed” fiction (invention) and history (truth), making the reader wonder about what he/she is reading: is it a real fact or only the result of the writer’s imagination. This study will analyze El arpa y la sombra, by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpienter. This author reported expectations and confessions of a man who dared to cross the world and arrived in a new continent – the Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus. The author relies on historical facts to re(tell) the proposal of beatification of this man and to give his own opinion on the fact. Through questioning of established truths, the author (re)creates a new non-documented history of the ‘Discoverer’ of the Americas. |
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