General Characteristics of the Aguafuertes porteñas: 1.1 Reflections of Buenos Aires.

A chapter of the book "The Semiotics of a Bourgeois Society: An Analysis of the "Aguafertes Porteñas" is presented. It focuses on the disillusion of Roberto Arlt with social conditions in Buenos Aires, Argentina as reflected in the themes and tone of his essays. The author argues that Arlt's concern...

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Publicado en:Semiotics of a Bourgeois Society: An Analysis of the Aguafuertes Porteñas by Roberto Arlt pp. 8 - 12
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1997
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Sumario:A chapter of the book "The Semiotics of a Bourgeois Society: An Analysis of the "Aguafertes Porteñas" is presented. It focuses on the disillusion of Roberto Arlt with social conditions in Buenos Aires, Argentina as reflected in the themes and tone of his essays. The author argues that Arlt's concern with working class citizens and the circumstances of urban life in Buenos Aires contradict that of fellow essayists, such as Victoria Ocampo.