The Semiotics Of A Bourgeois Society: An Analysis Of The Aguafuertes Porteñas By Roberto Arlt

The Semiotics Of A Bourgeois Society: An Analysis Of The Aguafuertes Porteñas By Roberto Arlt

As an exciting addition to the several collections of Arlt's essays, this study offers a new perspective through its examination of the language of the essays and the semiotic codes that provide insight into Arlt's opinions on porteño social structure, including the place of women within that structure. Through its literary analysis, this book opens the possibilities for further comparison of Arlt's articles to his fiction. The addendum contains previously unedited essays from El Mundo.

  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: General Characteristics of the Aguafuertes Porteñas
    • 1.1 Reflections of Buenos Aires
    • 1.2 Setting
    • 1.3 Characters
    • 1.4 Narrative Structure
    • 1.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: The Language of the Essays
    • 2.1 Implied Versus Real Author
    • 2.2 The Serio-comic Nature of the Essays
    • 2.3 Multivoiced Narrative
    • 2.4 Examples of Variations in Voice
    • 2.5 Conversations
    • 2.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Utterances and the Lexicon
    • 3.1 Cultural Codes
    • 3.2 The Speech Act
    • 3.3 The Lexicon
    • 3.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Oppositions Produced by Class Struggle
    • 4.1 Markedness
    • 4.2 Power and Solidarity
    • 4.3 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Courtship, Marriage, and the Role of the Female
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A: Sources of Aguafuertes Porteñas
  • Appendix of Aguafuertes That Appear in El Mundo