El Testimonio En La Pentagonía de Reinaldo Arenas [Spanish]

Un an lisis detallado de la Pentagon a del autor cubano Reinaldo Arenas.

An in-depth analysis of Cuban author's Reinaldo Arenas's Pentagony.

Este libro presenta un an lisis detallado de la Pentagon a de Reinaldo Arenas, que incluye las novelas Celestino antes del alba, El palacio de los blanqu simas mofetas, Otra vez el mar, El color del verano, y El asalto. A trav s del uso de la ficci n, Arenas ofrece un testimonio de la opresi n que sufri en Cuba como escritor homosexual durante los a os sesenta y los setenta. Este libro pone de relieve el hecho de que, aunque su trabajo no cumpla con las pautas de la novela testimonial cubana, le da una voz a aquellos que fueron silenciados por el gobierno revolucionario. Los dos primeros cap tulos ofrecen una visi n general de los g neros literarios relevantes para este estudio, como la autobiograf a, la novela autobiogr fica y la novela testimonial, as como del contexto socio-hist rico de la Pentagon a. Posteriormente, este estudio analiza en detalle cada novela por separado, y ofrece una visi n dentagon a en su conjunto.

St phanie Panichelli-Batalla es profesora titular de espa ol y estudios latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Aston.

This book presents an in-depth analysis of Reinaldo Arenas's Pentagony, which includes the novels Singing from the Well, The Palace of the White Skunks, Farewell to the Sea, The Color of Summer, and The Assault. Through the use of fiction, Arenas offersa testimony of the oppression he suffered in Cuba during the sixties and the seventies as a homosexual writer. This book highlights the fact that although his work does not comply with the guidelines of the Cuban documentary novel, it does give a strong voice to those who were silenced by the Revolutionary government. The first two chapters provide an overview of literary genres relevant to this study, such as the autobiography, autobiographical novel anddocumentary novel, as well as the socio-historical context of the novels. Subsequently, this study looks in detail at each novel separately, offering a comprehensive overview of the Pentagony as a whole.

St phanie Panichelli-Batalla is a Lecturer of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Aston University.