The Violence of History: Rosa Chacel's Memorias de Leticia Valle.
Leticia Valle, the eleven-year-old narrator and protagonist of Rosa Chacel's 1945 novel Memorias de Leticia Valle seduces and destroys her history teacher, Daniel. Here, I argue that Daniel represents traditionalist, right-wing interpretations of Spanish history while also recalling the importance o...
| Publicado en: | Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 511 - 530 |
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2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=115940823&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 115940823 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 14753839 01W jtl: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) issn: 14753839 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2016 vid: 93 iid: 5 pid: 39786 pub: Liverpool University Press / Journals artinfo: ui: 115940823 10.3828/bhs.2016.31 ppf: 511 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1002KB tig: atl: The Violence of History: Rosa Chacel's Memorias de Leticia Valle. aug: au: LAWLESS, GERALDINE affil: Queen's University Belfast su: Memorias de Leticia Valle (Book) Chacel, Rosa Literary characters Francoism Literature Spanish history Violence in literature Narration Themes in literature sug: subj: Memorias de Leticia Valle (Book) Chacel, Rosa Literary characters Francoism Literature Spanish history Violence in literature Narration Themes in literature ab: Leticia Valle, the eleven-year-old narrator and protagonist of Rosa Chacel's 1945 novel Memorias de Leticia Valle seduces and destroys her history teacher, Daniel. Here, I argue that Daniel represents traditionalist, right-wing interpretations of Spanish history while also recalling the importance of the colonial wars in Morocco in the build up to the Civil War, and the Nationalists' use of Moroccan conscripts and recruits within the peninsula. Written at a time when history was being used to justify an armed rebellion, a civil war, and the imposition of a brutal dictatorship, Chacel's novel depends on ellipses and absence to question historiographical principles. Furthermore, it combines continued reference to Spanish history with the use of violent and militant language. The most devastating conflict of all is between Leticia and Daniel: she silences and dehumanizes him, though she is not able to fully explain what happened. Writing from Switzerland, Chacel's narrator takes possession of Spanish history at a time when dissent within Spain was being silenced by the Francoist regime. Leticia Valle, la protagonista y narradora de la novela Memorias de Leticia Valle (1945) de Rosa Chacel tiene once años. Seduce y arruina a su profesor de historia, Daniel. La figura de Daniel representa una interpretación derechista y tradicionalista de la historia española. También trae a la memoria la importancia de Marruecos en los antecedentes a la Guerra Civil, y el uso por parte de los Nacionales de reclutas y mercenarios marroquíes dentro de la península. La novela fue escrita en un tiempo en el que la Historia era usada con el fin de justificar una rebelión armada, una guerra civil y la imposición de una dictadura. Está construida en torno a elipsis y ausencias con el objetivo de cuestionar principios historiográficos. Es más, combina el uso continuado de referencias a la historia española con el uso de un lenguaje violento y militante. El conflicto más abrumador es el que sostienen Daniel y Leticia. Ella le condena al silencio y le deshumaniza, aunque ella misma no sea capaz de explicar del todo lo que ha pasado. Escribiendo desde Suiza, la joven narradora reclama la historia española para sí misma cuando la disidencia dentro de España estaba siendo silenciada. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Literary Criticism src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) is published by Liverpool University Press, and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without Liverpool University Press's express written copyright permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) holder: Liverpool University Press / Journals dt: @attributes: year: 2016 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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