Transmodernity in I the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos

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https://doi.org/10.15648/cl..34.2021.3342

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modernity, postmodernity, transmodernity, Paraguay, supreme

Abstract

The thread that runs through the discourse in the novel Yo el supremo by Roa Batos, on the political situation in the voice of the Dictador Perpetuo, a character in the work, can be considered a paradigm that reveals both modernity, postmodernity and transmodernity. In history, the inherited sequels of colonialism typical of modernity are evident. The situation of the formation of the government of Paraguay after the break with Spain could be identified as a result of the postmodern position. And, finally, from the author through the
aforementioned character, a proposal of transmodernity is evidenced, when considering the reality that is faced, no longer as a mere almost mechanical continuity of modernity, but as an alternative proposal from what epistemically remained marginalized and what was influenced by modernity. In the latter, Dussel’s proposal on this topic is followed, a reason that is explained in the article. All of the above is developed on a reflection of the political, the economic and the cultural.

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How to Cite

Arana Mont, O. F. ., & Alarcón Osorio, D. . (2022). Transmodernity in I the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos. Cuadernos De Literatura Del Caribe E Hispanoamérica, (34), 99–108. https://doi.org/10.15648/cl.34.2021.3342

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2022-07-21

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