The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza
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Resumo: | The point of departure for this article is an essay, published in 2005, in which Juan Jose Saer comments on the well-known opening paragraphs of Juan Carlos Onetti’s Los adioses (1954). In these first paragraphs of the novel, the reading contract is established between narrator and reader, but its foundations are shaky: at the same time as the narrator claims authorship (and authority) in the most despotic terms, he also declares it completely relative. In this way, a number of important questions are posed, of which one is crucial: what is the role of the narrator of a story? The same question characterizes Juan Jose Saer’s Glosa (1986), a novel which centers on the (unreliable) transmission of narrative. The narrator’s unstable authority is undermined by a series of important paratexts, which all resound throughout the novel. The opening paragraph of the novel points to a similarly capricious power of narrative, but here, as in Los adioses, the narrator plays with the apparent instability and becomes a unique figure in the author’s oeuvre. Grounded in a narrative arbitrariness and a constant rewriting, these two texts establish a strong bond in their exploration of the paradoxes of narrativity. |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and GlozaLa conexión Onetti-Saer. La arbitrariedad del narrador en Los adioses y GlosaOnettiSaerLos adiosesGlosaNarrativityFirst paragraphsParatextsOnettiSaerLos adiosesGlosaNarratividadPrimeros párrafosParatextosThe point of departure for this article is an essay, published in 2005, in which Juan Jose Saer comments on the well-known opening paragraphs of Juan Carlos Onetti’s Los adioses (1954). In these first paragraphs of the novel, the reading contract is established between narrator and reader, but its foundations are shaky: at the same time as the narrator claims authorship (and authority) in the most despotic terms, he also declares it completely relative. In this way, a number of important questions are posed, of which one is crucial: what is the role of the narrator of a story? The same question characterizes Juan Jose Saer’s Glosa (1986), a novel which centers on the (unreliable) transmission of narrative. The narrator’s unstable authority is undermined by a series of important paratexts, which all resound throughout the novel. The opening paragraph of the novel points to a similarly capricious power of narrative, but here, as in Los adioses, the narrator plays with the apparent instability and becomes a unique figure in the author’s oeuvre. Grounded in a narrative arbitrariness and a constant rewriting, these two texts establish a strong bond in their exploration of the paradoxes of narrativity.El punto de partida de este artículo es un ensayo, publicado en 2005, en el que Juan José Saer comenta los conocidos párrafos iniciales de Los adioses (1954), de Juan Carlos Onetti. En estos primeros párrafos de la novela se establece el contrato de lectura entre narrador y lector, pero sus fundamentos tambalean: al mismo tiempo que el narrador reivindica su autoría (y autoridad) en términos despóticos, también la declara completamente relativa. De esta forma se hace una serie de preguntas importantes, de las cuales una es crucial: ¿cuál es el papel del narrador de una historia? La misma pregunta caracteriza a Glosa (1986) de Juan José Saer, una novela que se centra en la transmisión (poco fiable) de una narración. La autoridad inestable del narrador es socavada por una serie de paratextos importantes, que resuenan a través de la novela. El primer párrafo de esta novela apunta hacia el poder igualmente caprichoso de la narración, pero aquí, como en Los adioses, el narrador juega con esa aparente inestabilidad y la convierte en una figura única en la obra del autor. Basándose en una arbitrariedad narrativa y una reescritura constante, estos dos textos establecen un fuerte parentesco en su exploración de las paradojas de narratividad.Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina2010-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/article/view/70510.19177/rcc.v5e22010443-454Revista Crítica Cultural; v. 5 n. 2 (2010): Edição Especial: Dossiê Juan José SAER; 443-4541980-64931980-6493reponame:Crítica Cultural (Online)instname:Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)instacron:UNISULporhttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/article/view/705/660Claesson, Christianinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2016-09-30T20:03:24Zoai:portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br:article/705Revistahttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_CulturalPRIhttps://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/Critica_Cultural/oairamayana.lira@gmail.com1980-64931980-6493opendoar:2016-09-30T20:03:24Crítica Cultural (Online) - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)false |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza La conexión Onetti-Saer. La arbitrariedad del narrador en Los adioses y Glosa |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza Claesson, Christian Onetti Saer Los adioses Glosa Narrativity First paragraphs Paratexts Onetti Saer Los adioses Glosa Narratividad Primeros párrafos Paratextos |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza |
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The connection Onetti-Saer. The free will of the narrator in Los adioses and Gloza |
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Claesson, Christian |
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Claesson, Christian |
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Claesson, Christian |
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Onetti Saer Los adioses Glosa Narrativity First paragraphs Paratexts Onetti Saer Los adioses Glosa Narratividad Primeros párrafos Paratextos |
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Onetti Saer Los adioses Glosa Narrativity First paragraphs Paratexts Onetti Saer Los adioses Glosa Narratividad Primeros párrafos Paratextos |
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The point of departure for this article is an essay, published in 2005, in which Juan Jose Saer comments on the well-known opening paragraphs of Juan Carlos Onetti’s Los adioses (1954). In these first paragraphs of the novel, the reading contract is established between narrator and reader, but its foundations are shaky: at the same time as the narrator claims authorship (and authority) in the most despotic terms, he also declares it completely relative. In this way, a number of important questions are posed, of which one is crucial: what is the role of the narrator of a story? The same question characterizes Juan Jose Saer’s Glosa (1986), a novel which centers on the (unreliable) transmission of narrative. The narrator’s unstable authority is undermined by a series of important paratexts, which all resound throughout the novel. The opening paragraph of the novel points to a similarly capricious power of narrative, but here, as in Los adioses, the narrator plays with the apparent instability and becomes a unique figure in the author’s oeuvre. Grounded in a narrative arbitrariness and a constant rewriting, these two texts establish a strong bond in their exploration of the paradoxes of narrativity. |
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