The Figure of the Psychopompos in Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto

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This article analyses the enigmatic figure of the blond boy, who intervenes in central moments throughout the plot of Zama, the iconic novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. To this end, it proposes as a reading hypothesis that the character is a rewriting of the divine figure of the Hermes psychopompos or...

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Autor principal: Sosa, Carlos Hernán
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2020
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Antonio Di Benedetto
Zama
Greek Classical World
Hermes Psychopompos
Rewriting
mundo clásico griego
Hermes psicagogo
reescritura
Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/matadero/article/view/12587
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spelling I28-R145-12587_oai2023-03-13 Sosa, Carlos Hernán 2020-11-30 This article analyses the enigmatic figure of the blond boy, who intervenes in central moments throughout the plot of Zama, the iconic novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. To this end, it proposes as a reading hypothesis that the character is a rewriting of the divine figure of the Hermes psychopompos or conductor of souls to the Hades. From the detailed commentary on the four apparitions, it is possible to sustain this intertextual motif with the classical Greek myth and at the same time to rethink the enunciation of the whole novel –in connection with a line of contemporary Latin American literature– as the expression of the voice of the dead protagonist. Este artículo analiza la presencia enigmática del niño rubio, que interviene en momentos centrales a lo largo de la intriga de Zama, la emblemática novela de Antonio Di Benedetto. Para ello, propone como hipótesis de lectura que el personaje encarna una reescritura de la figura divina del Hermes psigagogo o conductor de las almas al inframundo. A partir del comentario en detalle de las cuatro apariciones, es posible sostener este motivo intertextual con el mito clásico griego y, al tiempo, repensar la enunciación general de la novela –en vinculación con toda una línea de la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea– como la expresión de la voz del protagonista muerto. application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/matadero/article/view/12587 10.34096/em.n14.12587 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/matadero/article/view/12587/11196 El matadero; Núm. 14 (2020) 2683-9687 0329-9546 Antonio Di Benedetto Zama Greek Classical World Hermes Psychopompos Rewriting Antonio Di Benedetto Zama mundo clásico griego Hermes psicagogo reescritura The Figure of the Psychopompos in Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto La figura del psicagogo en Zama de Antonio Di Benedetto info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=matadero&d=12587_oai
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Greek Classical World
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Antonio Di Benedetto
Zama
mundo clásico griego
Hermes psicagogo
reescritura
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The Figure of the Psychopompos in Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto
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Greek Classical World
Hermes Psychopompos
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mundo clásico griego
Hermes psicagogo
reescritura
description This article analyses the enigmatic figure of the blond boy, who intervenes in central moments throughout the plot of Zama, the iconic novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. To this end, it proposes as a reading hypothesis that the character is a rewriting of the divine figure of the Hermes psychopompos or conductor of souls to the Hades. From the detailed commentary on the four apparitions, it is possible to sustain this intertextual motif with the classical Greek myth and at the same time to rethink the enunciation of the whole novel –in connection with a line of contemporary Latin American literature– as the expression of the voice of the dead protagonist.
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