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The houses of Gabriel García Márquez: the chronotope or a literary analysis of time and space

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Abstract

This article proposes an analytical perspective on time and space in three works of Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1961), Cien años de soledad (1967) and El otoño del patriarca (1975). More than the axis of narrative structure, time and space embody the nuclear core of the narratives in the house as a symbol, motif, and theme. Such corresponds to the notion of chronotope, as Mikhail Bakhtin studied it. In every narrative of this Colombian author, the houses intersect time and space, thus influencing decisively the threads and knots of the plot. Following the studies of Mikhail Bakhtin and his Dialogic Imagination and Gaston Bachelard’s La poétique de l’espace , this article offers a literary view on the relevance and impact of time and space in Gabriel García Márquez’s universe.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTime and Space
Subtitle of host publication8th International Multidisciplinary Congress PHI
EditorsMaria do Rosário Monteiro, Mário S. Ming Kong, Maria João Pereira Neto
Place of PublicationOxon
PublisherCRC Press | Taylor & Francis
Chapter5
Pages413-417
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-003-26055-4
ISBN (Print)978-1-032-19722-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 2023
Event8º Congresso Internacional Multidisciplinar PHI/ 8th Multidisciplinary International Congress PHI: Tempo e Espaço/ Time and Space - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Duration: 6 Oct 2022 → 8 Oct 2022

Publication series

NamePHI - Proportions, Harmonies, Identities
PublisherTaylor & Francis

Conference

Conference8º Congresso Internacional Multidisciplinar PHI/ 8th Multidisciplinary International Congress PHI
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period6/10/22 → 8/10/22

Keywords

  • House
  • Casa
  • Time
  • Space
  • Tempo
  • Espaço
  • Narratologia
  • Literatura Hispano-americana
  • Arquitectura
  • Narratology
  • Chronotope
  • Cronótopo
  • Gabriel García Márquez
  • Latin American literature

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