The Tension of Paradox: Jose Donoso's the Obscene Bird of Night as Spiritual Exercises

ISBN-13: 9780896801691 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 208 str.

Pamela May Finnegan

Opis

Pamela Finnegan provides a detailed criticism of a major novel written by one of Chile s leading literary figures. She analyzes the symbolism and the use of language in The Obscene Bird of Night, showing that the novel s world becomes an icon characterized by entropy, parody, and materiality. Her study concludes that all linguistic ordering fictionalizes, that the lack of spirituality within the novel s world is symptomatic of language gone stale, and that blindness to this fact leads to dogma or solipsism, each counter-productive to communication and human endeavor. To revive the linguistic system, she argues, we must revive the creative power of language."