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El extraño mundo de Silvina Ocampo

Deibel, Maria Rebeca
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944634

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2013, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Romance Languages and Literatures.
Abstract This dissertation brings a new approach to Silvina Ocampo studies by using the theory of uncanny and fantastic fields. It has been a great contribution the theoretical foundations of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud The Uncanny and Irene Bessiere Le recit fantastique. The main book is titled Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion by Rosemary Jackson as it integrates the notions raised by Tzvetan Todorov and Irene Bessiere. Jackson's contribution has allowed me to clarify the definition of the fantastic and the uncanny to the development of this dissertation. I think the term paraxial deserves special mention because it reaffirms the fantastic not categorically defined within the real or unreal, but rather is considered as an ambiguity. Some short stories of the writer show signs of ambiguity, a characteristic of the fantastic, but this does not classify all her works within this category. I do not intend to place it within a literary genre because it’s narrative is presented in influence of various literary forms. I proved, however, that it leans more toward the uncanny rather than other narrative categories. Silvina Ocampo is an Argentina writer who seduces readers with an approach contrary to convention. She is an author that captivates the reader with a literature reveals a discrepancy with logical forms and emphasizes the limits in borderless imagination. The literary record of Silvina Ocampo is a prolific one. Although her works include the theater, novels, poetry and essays she is best know for short stories. She is also a versatile writer where her narrative presents many directions and not a single literary form. I intend reconsider posture canonical criticism that categorically defined Silvina Ocampo's narrative within rioplatense fantasy literature without considering the analysis of the theory of the uncanny. Traditionally has been classified within the periodization of fantasy like Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges and Victoria Ocampo. This classification has been accepted without questioning, has been made official, universally accepted, is so based on this dissertation that the term is inadequate and inaccurate fantastic tales in Silvina Ocampo. After analyzing the short stories of Silvina Ocampo I came to the conclusion that the texts are reluctant to be classified exclusively within a specific genre. The narrative does not belong absolutely neither to the uncanny or fantastic theory, although it is more oriented to the world of the uncanny. The parameters of the uncanny is complex because it is not a category one-dimensional, however it is multifaceted as the fantastic genre. In conclusion, Silvina Ocampo is a multi-faceted writer and therefore difficult to relegate within a single literary classification. The dynamic integration of various genres is unique thus she creates her own language. I have demonstrated that any study performed in regard to Silvina Ocampo should be from a multifaceted perspective that would include not only fantastic also but rather to infinity, imprecise and complex category of the uncanny.
Enrique Giordano, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Armando Romero, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Nicasio Urbina, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
351 p.
Latin American Literature
Silvina Ocampo; uncanny; fantastic; Literatura rioplatense; paraxis; Rosemary Jackson;

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  • Deibel, M. R. (2013). El extraño mundo de Silvina Ocampo [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944634

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  • Deibel, Maria. El extraño mundo de Silvina Ocampo. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944634.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Deibel, Maria. "El extraño mundo de Silvina Ocampo." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944634

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