The symbolic journey through Aztec mythology in Terra Nostra of Carlos Fuentes
<p>Carlos Fuentes in <em>Terra</em><em> Nostra</em> exorcises history to offer it a new opportunity, because he thinks that only the fiction and the written word can make visible the multiple and simultaneous times and spaces, and that those elements can give us back th...
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doaj-46934725d01a4cfd813f7c98882d4b502021-02-16T15:24:20ZspaUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaMitologías Hoy2014-11302011-11-0140465510.5565/rev/mitologias.2727The symbolic journey through Aztec mythology in Terra Nostra of Carlos FuentesInmaculada Lergo Martín0Universidad de Sevilla<p>Carlos Fuentes in <em>Terra</em><em> Nostra</em> exorcises history to offer it a new opportunity, because he thinks that only the fiction and the written word can make visible the multiple and simultaneous times and spaces, and that those elements can give us back the memory. For this reason, the best way is mythical, magical and oneiric. The second part of the work recreates Aztec mythology applying it to the real and symbolic journey, made by a young boy without name and age, and who will discover the mysteries of Mesoamerican pantheon on his way from Spain to the center of the Aztec Empire.</p>https://revistes.uab.cat/mitologias/article/view/27mitología aztecacarlos fuentesterra nostra |
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<p>Carlos Fuentes in <em>Terra</em><em> Nostra</em> exorcises history to offer it a new opportunity, because he thinks that only the fiction and the written word can make visible the multiple and simultaneous times and spaces, and that those elements can give us back the memory. For this reason, the best way is mythical, magical and oneiric. The second part of the work recreates Aztec mythology applying it to the real and symbolic journey, made by a young boy without name and age, and who will discover the mysteries of Mesoamerican pantheon on his way from Spain to the center of the Aztec Empire.</p> |
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