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Abstract

Abstract The transgressive artistic intention in the reshaping of historical events that have given form to the Colombian nation, along with the delusive meaning obtained by founding heroes are evident again in the novel La carroza de Bolívar (2012) by Evelio Rosero. In it, a complex thematic and stylistic interweaving animates the painful memories of Independence struggles, where the carnivalesque and phony deeds of people structure an ample framework of writings, rewritings, versions, and diversions that pretend to dismantle the historical, political, and sociocultural ideologies of Colombians about the beginning of the Nation. Lo que precipita la narración de La carroza de Bolívar es la idea sagaz que tiene el doctor Justo Pastor Proceso López de transfigurar una carroza de carnaval, un primer bosquejo, en una representación grotesca de Simón Bolívar y sus actos políticos, económicos, militares y de orden humano. "El adefesio regordete de nariz ancha y cejas arqueadas redujo la figura del Libertador a un disparate de Carnaval, con elementos propios de las drag queens.

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Title
HÉROE, HISTORIA Y FARSA EN LA CARROZA DE BOLÍVAR DE EVELIO ROSERO/ HERO, HISTORY, AND SHAM IN LA CARROZA DE BOLÍVAR BY EVELIO ROSERO
Author
Vanegas, Orfa Kelita
Pages
132-148
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Jan-Jun 2013
Publisher
Universidad de Los Andes, UNIANDES Journals (Revistas UNIANDES)
ISSN
21458987
e-ISSN
21459045
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1536043766
Copyright
Copyright Universidad de Los Andes Jan-Jun 2013