Distant Relation: Time and Identity in Spanish American Fiction

Eoin S. Thomson

янв. 2001 г. · McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Книга 30 · McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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The Distant Relation breaks down the artificial division between philosophy and literature by weaving contemporary philosophic arguments through close readings of Carpentier, Rulfo, Paz, and Garcia Marquez. Thomson draws the reader into the largely uninhabited space between philosophy and literature, providing new critical strategies that allow text and reader to respond to the very distance they share. These strategies involve a reconceptualization of distance that recognizes the productive and affirmative nature of separation. The Distant Relation will attract anyone interested in the ongoing struggle to overcome conventional interpretations of language, time, and identity within the broader context of philosophical trends and Spanish American studies.

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Formerly taught in the Department of Philosophy at Trent University.