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The idea of freedom in Vargas Llosa's fiction : From socialist beginnings to a liberal world view / Friedrich Ahnert.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Mimesis : Romanische Literaturen der Welt ; 109Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource (IX, 240 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783111319346
  • 9783111319841
  • 9783111319407
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 863/.64 23/eng/20230907
LOC classification:
  • PQ8498.32.A65 Z515 2023
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part A Freedom and socialism -- 1 Rebellion or the critique of social authorities at school – La ciudad y los perros -- 2 Revolt or the critique of political authorities in government and public life – Conversación en La Catedral -- Part B The failure and abandonment of totalitarian ideology -- 3 Abandonment of political and ideological radicalism: The critical reflection on utopia and revolution – La guerra del fin del mundo and Historia de Mayta -- Part C Political reformism and liberal democracy -- 4 Progressive solutions for a new political culture: Economic, political and moral liberalism as the different sides of Vargas Llosa’s notion of freedom – Travesuras de la nin˜a mala, El héroe discreto, and Cinco esquinas -- 5 Conclusion: Vargas Llosa and his political and historical fiction – From socialist freedoms to the liberal affirmation of man -- Bibliography -- Online Resources -- Index
Summary: Mario Vargas Llosa’s intellectual transformations, from socialism to pragmatism, and liberalism, are reflected in his political and historical fiction. From Sartrean anti-authoritarianism in La ciudad y los perros to an increasingly liberal world view in Cinco esquinas, El héroe discreto, or Travesuras de la niña mala, this monograph documents the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner’s philosophical and literary journey.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part A Freedom and socialism -- 1 Rebellion or the critique of social authorities at school – La ciudad y los perros -- 2 Revolt or the critique of political authorities in government and public life – Conversación en La Catedral -- Part B The failure and abandonment of totalitarian ideology -- 3 Abandonment of political and ideological radicalism: The critical reflection on utopia and revolution – La guerra del fin del mundo and Historia de Mayta -- Part C Political reformism and liberal democracy -- 4 Progressive solutions for a new political culture: Economic, political and moral liberalism as the different sides of Vargas Llosa’s notion of freedom – Travesuras de la nin˜a mala, El héroe discreto, and Cinco esquinas -- 5 Conclusion: Vargas Llosa and his political and historical fiction – From socialist freedoms to the liberal affirmation of man -- Bibliography -- Online Resources -- Index

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Mario Vargas Llosa’s intellectual transformations, from socialism to pragmatism, and liberalism, are reflected in his political and historical fiction. From Sartrean anti-authoritarianism in La ciudad y los perros to an increasingly liberal world view in Cinco esquinas, El héroe discreto, or Travesuras de la niña mala, this monograph documents the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner’s philosophical and literary journey.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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