Utopía lírica en el universo novelístico de Edgardo Rivera Martínez
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2017-03-28
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Vargas Bautista, Abraham
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La obra de Edgardo Rivera Martínez se caracteriza por llevar a la ficción sus experiencias
personales, sobre todo las de su niñez y adolescencia en su ciudad natal, Jauja, ubicada en los Andes
centrales. Este trabajo aborda las dos primeras novelas del autor, pues en ellas -sobre todo en País
de Jauja- se retrata una sociedad mestiza que ha conseguido incorporar los conocimientos europeos
manteniendo viva la identidad andina. Resulta interesante la narrativa de este autor, sobre todo
porque la literatura latinoamericana siempre -o generalmente- ha representado la lucha de las
culturas nativas por mantener su identidad, la cual se ha visto amenazada por la irrupción del
‘hombre blanco’ (europeo, o mestizo). En la obra de este novelista jaujino no se ve tal lucha, muy
por el contrario, el sujeto andino incorpora libremente los conocimientos extranjeros e incluso -de
ser necesario- los utiliza para expresar su identidad andina.
Aquí, la noción de utopía no está asociada a una sociedad sin jerarquías o con una organización
social perfecta; sino más bien, a la capacidad de una sociedad -Jauja en este caso- de conseguir
asimilar activamente, y en libertad, la cultura occidental. En ambas novelas, la apuesta es por el
mestizaje, pero no el que exige la pérdida de la identidad quechua, sino un tipo de mestizaje donde
se consiga distinguir el sello de la cultura nativa.
Finalmente, indicamos que nuestro estudio se propone entender por qué Jauja se erige como ese
espacio emblemático del mestizaje ideal, y también deseamos colocar en debate qué tan novedosa
es esta propuesta del autor, la cual ha sido celebrada por la crítica y definida como una muestra de
cómo sería un Perú integrado.
The work of Edgardo Rivera Martínez is characterized by his bringing into fiction his personal experiences, especially those of his childhood and adolescence in his hometown, Jauja, located in the central Andes. This work deals with the first two novels of the author, because in them - especially in País de Jauja - is portrayed a mestizo society that has managed to incorporate European knowledge while keeping the Andean identity alive. It is interesting the narrative of this author, especially because Latin American literature always - or generally - has represented the struggle of native cultures in maintaining their identity, which is threatened by the irruption of the 'white man' (European, or mestizo). In the work of this novelist from Jauja such a struggle is not present; conversely, the Andean subject freely incorporates foreign knowledge and even - if necessary - uses them to express their Andean identity. Here the notion of utopia has no relation with a society without hierarchies or with a perfect social organization; but rather to the capacity of a society -Jauja, in this case- to be able to actively assimilate, and in freedom, Western culture. In both novels, the commitment is to the mestizaje, but not the one that demands the loss of the Quechua identity, but a type of mestizaje in which it is possible to distinguish the seal of the native culture. Finally, we indicate that our study intends to understand why Jauja stands as that emblematic space of the ideal mestizaje, and also we want to put in debate the originality of the author's proposal, which has been celebrated by the critic and defined as a sample of what an integrated Peru would be like.
The work of Edgardo Rivera Martínez is characterized by his bringing into fiction his personal experiences, especially those of his childhood and adolescence in his hometown, Jauja, located in the central Andes. This work deals with the first two novels of the author, because in them - especially in País de Jauja - is portrayed a mestizo society that has managed to incorporate European knowledge while keeping the Andean identity alive. It is interesting the narrative of this author, especially because Latin American literature always - or generally - has represented the struggle of native cultures in maintaining their identity, which is threatened by the irruption of the 'white man' (European, or mestizo). In the work of this novelist from Jauja such a struggle is not present; conversely, the Andean subject freely incorporates foreign knowledge and even - if necessary - uses them to express their Andean identity. Here the notion of utopia has no relation with a society without hierarchies or with a perfect social organization; but rather to the capacity of a society -Jauja, in this case- to be able to actively assimilate, and in freedom, Western culture. In both novels, the commitment is to the mestizaje, but not the one that demands the loss of the Quechua identity, but a type of mestizaje in which it is possible to distinguish the seal of the native culture. Finally, we indicate that our study intends to understand why Jauja stands as that emblematic space of the ideal mestizaje, and also we want to put in debate the originality of the author's proposal, which has been celebrated by the critic and defined as a sample of what an integrated Peru would be like.
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Dissertação apresentada ao Programa de Pós-
Graduação Interdisciplinar em Estudos Latino-
Americanos da Universidade Federal da
Integração Latino-Americana, como requisito
parcial à obtenção do título de Mestre em Estudos
Latino-Americanos.
Orientador : Prof. Dr. Johnny Octavio Obando Morán
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Peru, Literatura Andina - estudo, Edgardo Rivera Martínez (1933-) - escritor peruano
Citação
VARGAS BAUTISTA, Abraham. Utopía lírica en el universo novelístico de Edgardo Rivera Martínez. 2017. 67 p. Dissertação de Mestrado (Pós-Graduação em Integração Contemporânea da América Latina) - Universidade Federal da Integração Latino- Americana, Foz do Iguaçu, 2017.