Recuerdos de treinta años (1810-1840) by José Zapiola: the subject that argues with both history and the traditional models of autobiographical representation

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  • César Díaz Cid Universidad San Sebastián (Chile)

Keywords:

Self-representation on Chilean Literature, Autobiography as genre, Memory and Chilean Literature

Abstract

This analysis of Recuerdos de treinta años (1810-1840) (Remembrances of Thirty Years) by José Zapiola seeks to resolve inquiries with regard to the way in which this text negotiates the boundaries of genre. Employing contemporary autobiographical literary theory, this study looks at the foundational (‘adánico’) nature of the autobiographical subject in Recuerdos as a precursor to future national literature of selfrepresentation. In addition, it seeks to elucidate the use of romantic aesthetics in this volume. These aesthetics are distinctive of Zapiola’s writing, and serve to distinguish it from the more accessible autobiographical models adopted by other contemporary authors —models which for their part enjoyed a higher amount of critical recognition during the twentieth century. 

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Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

Díaz Cid, C. (2013). Recuerdos de treinta años (1810-1840) by José Zapiola: the subject that argues with both history and the traditional models of autobiographical representation. Anales De Literatura Chilena, (19), 27–40. Retrieved from https://revistadisena.uc.cl/index.php/alch/article/view/33023

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