The Myth of Paraguay in the Fiction of Augusto Roa Bastos /David William Foster.
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance studies ; number 80 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; THE MYTH OF PARAGUAY IN THE FICTION OF AUGUSTO ROA BASTOS; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Dedication; PREFACE; PART ONE. El trueno entre las hojas: Seventeen Literary Experiments in the Definition of a People; INTRODUCTION; 1. ""Carpincheros"" -- The Setting of El trueno entre las hojas; 2. Stories of Human Suffering; 3. Stories of the Evil in Children; 4. Stories of Human Will; 5. Stories of Human Sacrifice: Adults; 6. Stories of Human Sacrifice: Children; 7. Stories of ""Man Crucified by Man""; CONCLUSION; PART TWO. Hijo de hombre: The Crucifixion and Universal Suffering of Mankind INTRODUCTION1. The Cristo de Itapé as a Symbol; 2. Alexis Dubrovsky -- The Misconception of a Symbol; 3. Cristóbal Jara -- The Realization of a Symbol; 4. ""Ex combatientes"" -- The Legacy of a Symbol; CONCLUSION; Back Cover