The important thing is to lose (2003): The anti-nostalgic process and the analysis of his speech in a narrative space of the XXI century

Authors

  • Palmar Álvarez Blanco Carleton College image/svg+xml
  • Derrin Pinto University St Thomas, Minnesota , University St Thomas, Minnesota

Keywords:

agency, nostalgia, contemporary narrative, discourse analysis

Abstract

Considering the importance of nostalgia in the writing process of contemporary
Spanish fiction, this article combines an analysis of the concept of counter-nostalgia
with a discourse analysis of some of the mechanisms that contribute to the narrative
configuration of the text. This analysis is based on the idea of agency from a syntactic
perspective. To illustrate the discourse of counter-nostalgia, the authors focus on the
novel by the Spanish writer Manuel Pérez Subirana, Lo importante es perder (2003)

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Published

0207-12-06

Issue

No. 5 (2007): Siglo XXI: Literatura y cultura españolas

Section

ARTICLES

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How to Cite

The important thing is to lose (2003): The anti-nostalgic process and the analysis of his speech in a narrative space of the XXI century. XXI Century. Spanish Literature and Culture, 5, 133-152. https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/sigloxxi/article/view/1422