TRES ETAPAS EN EL DESARROLLO DE LA NOVELA CHICANA CONTEMPORANEA. (SPANISH TEXT)
Abstract
The first chapter is an introduction to Chicano literature. It contains historical and critical information about the origins and development of this literature and serves to orient the study of the Chicano novel as an emerging literary genre. Chapters two, three and four investigate the developmental process that the Chicano novel has experienced in its narrative techniques and its thematic representations. In chapter two the novel Pocho, written by Jose Antonio Villarreal in 1959, is stylistically analyzed to determine its status in the development of this genre. It represents the first stage in the evolutionary progression of the Chicano novel. Chapter three investigates the novel . . .y no se lo trago la tierra, written by Tomas Rivera in 1970. This novel is considered to represent an "intermediate" stage in the development of the narrative techniques employed by the Chicano novelist. The essence of this third chapter points to the separation of literary style from the traditional modes of narration. Chapter four marks the final stage in the development of this genre. Nambe Year One, written in 1976 by Orlando Romero, exemplifies in this chapter a complete separation from the traditional thematic content and narrative techniques employed in previous novels. The study thus illustrates, through the analyses of these three works, that the Chicano novel has steadily developed into a distinctive literary work of art. Finally, chapter five summarizes the study and presents the findings of the investigation in the form of specific conclusions.
Degree
Ph.D.
Subject Area
Latin American literature
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