JOURNAL ARTICLE

¿Por Qué Nos Negamos A Imaginar El Final De "La Gallina Degollada"? Horacio Quiroga Y Lo Abyecto Inmirable.

  • Published In: Hispanic Review, 2024, v. 92, n. 3. P. 531 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Patriau, Gustavo Faverón 3 of 3

Abstract

This essay analyzes Horacio Quiroga's short story "La gallina degollada" as a self-deconstructing fiction (J. Hillis Miller) and as an attempt to represent what was later called the visible-invisible (Derrida). The central idea is that Quiroga's short story contains within it certain elements—notably in its final scene—that are crucial for its interpretation but, at the same time, are instinctively avoided by the reader, who prefers to repress them rather than bring them to the surface, due to its taboo nature. Specifically, these elements are related to the difficulties of representing and interpreting anthropophagy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Hispanic Review. 2024/07, Vol. 92, Issue 3, p531
  • Document Type:Literary Criticism
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0018-2176
  • DOI:10.1353/hir.2024.a948081
  • Accession Number:181951407
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