Neo-Aztec aesthetics and mytho-historical critique : the return of Quetzalcóatl in the Mexican intellectual imagination [1925-1950]
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This work examines the appearance of the Mesoamerican god of civilization and humanity Quetzalcóatl in modern Mexican literature. In selected critical and philosophical writings of José Vasconcelos and Octavio Paz, the ancient Quetzalcóatl transforms into a proposed neo-Aztec mythology, which functions as a medium for these writers to express a distinct critique of Mexican history. This mythology reinforces an Indianist Vanguard aesthetic, based on primary accounts of the Aztec civilization, and revolves around Quetzalcóatl emerging as a post-revolutionary Mexican cultural and poetic hero. An analysis of this nature informs contemporary studies on pre-Hispanic myth and anthropology in modern Latin-American literature. The contribution of this work supplements the limited studies on the under-explored theme of pre-Hispanic myth in Mexican and Latin-American cultural and intellectual discourse as well. On a wider scale, this critical analysis offers a unique perspective of the trans-historical and heterogenous re-configuration of ancient myth systems and symbols in the modern literary imagination.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Casas, Cynthia |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures |
| Primary advisor | Ruffinelli, Jorge |
| Thesis advisor | Ruffinelli, Jorge |
| Thesis advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
| Thesis advisor | Rocha, Marília Librandi |
| Advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
| Advisor | Rocha, Marília Librandi |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Cynthia Casas. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Iberian and Latin-American Cultures. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2012. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2012 by Cynthia Casas
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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