Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Vernon, Kathleen M | Perez Melgosa, Adrian.
Date
2012-12-01
Keywords
Argentina, Fiction, History, Tomas Eloy Martinez | Latin American literature
Department
Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/71438
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
The intent of this thesis is to illustrate the unique abilities of the historical novels La novela de Per??n and Santa Evita written by Tom? s Eloy Mart?Ánez, in drawing significant conclusions about the personas, personalities and lives of Argentina's most controversial leaders of the 20th century, Juan Domingo Per??n and Eva Duarte Per??n, as well as conclusions on the events, circumstances and peoples incorporating and surrounding their governance of Argentina. It is the assertion of this thesis that historical fiction or what contemporary critics call historiographic metafiction has the ability to investigate the underlying realities of past events and people by using a combination of documented history and educated inference to delve into pockets of history that have been untouched by historians and/or non-fiction works. I will be using both La novela de Per??n and Santa Evita in combination with non-fiction books and articles on both Juan and Eva as well as the genre of historical fiction as the basis for my study on whether or not a historical novel can render and comment upon historical knowledge more effectively than a non-fiction work studying the same subject. | 103 pages
Recommended Citation
Thomassen, Nicole Loren, "Discovering Knowledge through Historiographic Metafiction: La novela de Peron and Santa Evita by Tomas Eloy Martinez" (2012). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 644.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/644