Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo

Cuadernos de infancia, by Norah Lange and Viaje olvidado, by Silvina Ocampo, both published in 1937, act as a break from childhood autobiographies of the 19th century and even of the first part of the 20th century. After wondering briefly about the reasons for this break, the article gives an insigh...

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Main Author: Julien Roger
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Réseau Interuniversitaire d'Ètude des Littératures Contemporaines du Río de la Plata
Series:Cuadernos LIRICO
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lirico/1746
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description Cuadernos de infancia, by Norah Lange and Viaje olvidado, by Silvina Ocampo, both published in 1937, act as a break from childhood autobiographies of the 19th century and even of the first part of the 20th century. After wondering briefly about the reasons for this break, the article gives an insight into the way these two texts stage childhood in crisis- mainly through deaths, suicides, and murders. Lastly, we shall deal with the stylistic devices used by the authors to go beyond this crisis ; work on language, on focalization, and on time are the tools with which these narratives foil the crisis they are staging.
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Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo
Cuadernos LIRICO
autobiography
Norah Lange
Silvina Ocampo
childhood
crisis
title Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo
title_full Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo
title_fullStr Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo
title_full_unstemmed Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo
title_short Infancias en crisis. Norah Lange y Silvina Ocampo
title_sort infancias en crisis norah lange y silvina ocampo
topic autobiography
Norah Lange
Silvina Ocampo
childhood
crisis
url https://journals.openedition.org/lirico/1746
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