CATACLYSMS, DEATH AND REBIRTH IN THE CONTEMPORARY MAYAN LITERATURE OF GUATEMALA

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  • Michela Elisa Craveri Universidad Católica de Milán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2017.111370

Keywords:

Contemporary Mayan literature, Leoncio Pablo García Talé, Miguel Ángel Oxlaj Cúmez

Abstract

This article aims to the study of contemporary Maya narrative of Guatemala, particularly the texts of the winners of Mayan literature Prize B’atz '2007, Leoncio Pablo Garcia and Miguel Ángel Oxlaj Cúmez. Their texts will be studied according to the cultural dynamics of the current Mayan society, their symbolic system and their spirituality. Contemporary Mayan literature is a space for political and social reflections, which proposes a different way of interpreting reality, beyond the rigid adherence to a literary canon imposed from western culture.

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Author Biography

  • Michela Elisa Craveri, Universidad Católica de Milán

    Dipartimento di Scienze linguistiche

    Professore Associato

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Published

2017-12-29

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How to Cite

Craveri, M. E. (2017). CATACLYSMS, DEATH AND REBIRTH IN THE CONTEMPORARY MAYAN LITERATURE OF GUATEMALA. Brazilian Journal of Latin American Studies, 16(30), 189-211. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2017.111370