Abstract
Leopoldo Marechal (1900-1970) belongs to a line of Argentine narrators who established a literary tradition in his country, and whose influence on later writers has been decisive. His prolific writing led him to cultivate all genres: prose, poetry, theater and essay, taking his first steps in modernist poetry. A more personal style is revealed in later publications, becoming known for his ambitious first novel, Adan Buenosayres (1948), which made him one of the great narrators of Argentine literature. The present research aims at analyzing space in Marechal’s three novels: Adan (1948), El Banquete de Severo Arcangelo (1965) and Megafon o la Guerra (1971). This space, in turn, is intertwined with two interdependent concepts: utopia and the fantastic. The following study exposes the evolution of these units from Adan to Megafon, with a double aim: to unveil the process of the formal and stylistic transformation of Marechal, and to highlight the significant role that space has in its narrative, particularly in relation to the Fantastic genre and the notion of utopia.
Highlights
Aunque el término utopía se acuña a partir de la obra de Tomás Moro, Aristóteles y Platón ya planteaban un espacio utópico modélico.1 Por ello, Óscar Galindo apunta que utopía y distopía se caracterizan, en particular, por la idea de insularidad, esto es, siempre se desarrollan en espacios aislados, con unos límites concretos
Leopoldo Marechal (1900-1970) belongs to a line of Argentine narrators who esta blished a literary tradition in his country, and whose influence on later writers has been decisive
The following study exposes the evolution of these units from Adán to Megafón, with a double aim: to unveil the process of the formal and stylistic transformation of Marechal, and to highlight the significant role that space has in its narrative, in relation to the Fantastic genre and the notion of utopia
Summary
Leopoldo Marechal (1900-1970) pertenece a la línea de narradores argentinos que instauraron una tradición literaria en su país, cuyo influjo en escritores posteriores ha sido determinante. Un estilo más personal se revela en publicaciones posteriores, dándose a conocer por su ambiciosa primera novela, Adán Buenosayres (1948), que lo convirtió en uno de los grandes narradores de la literatura argentina. El estudio que sigue pone al descubierto la evolución de dichas unidades desde el Adán a Megafón, con un doble fin: desvelar el proceso de transformación formal y estilístico de Marechal, y destacar el papel significativo que posee el espacio en su narrativa, en relación al género fantástico y a la noción de utopía. Palabras clave: Leopoldo Marechal, espacio, utopía, distopía, fantástico
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