Set in the 1940s, in the early days of the francos regime, the plot follows the story of an ambitious doctor who is accused of killing a woman while he tried to. In this book jo labanyi studies the use of myth or mythical structures in six important novels written in spain during the 1960s and early 1970s. Spiress book takes its place alongside those of david herzberger and jo labanyi as a synthesizing analysis of what now may be distinguished as a literary period. Professor jo labanyi of the university of southampton in england, brought a. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. These discourses, which labanyi considers to be linked to the authoritarian ideology of the. Since the civil war, spanish novelists have produced a noteworthy body of fiction. Labanyi is currently completing two books, one on the spanish folkloric film musical from the. Several of these books are winners of the spanish national comics prize. Silencio 1961 by luis martinsantos, volveras a region 1967 by juan benet.
Profiles of notable literary works and the historic events that influenced them dictionary. The struggle for modernity science publications 9780198151999. Trauma and historical memory in recent spanish comics. Time of silenceby luis martinsantosthe literary work a novel set in madrid in the fall of 1949. Bulletin of hispanic studies list of issues volume 64, issue 3 bulletin of hispanic studies. Jo labanyi has 19 books on goodreads with 395 ratings. It stars imanol arias, victoria abril and francisco rabal. Jo labanyi has called this tendency in the late 1990s a memory boom, noting.
Synopsis source for information on time of silence. He was both a practicing psychiatrist and a writer of two books, as well as articles on. Myth and history in the contemporary spanish novel. Jo labanyi, following jacques derridas formulations in spectres of marx, has presented in a series of articles a suggestive interpretation of the. From the chair department experiencing pleasant growing pains. Jo labanyi labanyi, jo used books, rare books and new books. In this book, jo labanyi provides detailed textual analysis of six of the most important novels to have been written during this period.
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