Journal of Philology and Linguistics of the University of Costa Rica ISSN Impreso: 0377-628X ISSN electrónico: 2215-2628

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Deconstructing Totalitarism: Fragmenting the Whole in Narratives
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Keywords

totalitarian systems
fragmentation
deconstruction
narratives
sistemas totalitarios
fragmentación
deconstrucción
narrativas

How to Cite

Gairaud Ruiz, H. (2004). Deconstructing Totalitarism: Fragmenting the Whole in Narratives. Journal of Philology and Linguistics of the University of Costa Rica, 31(2), 9–21. https://doi.org/10.15517/rfl.v31i2.4421

Abstract

The following article examines fragmentation within totalitarian systems, in general, and in narratives, and its representation. The analyzes focuses in two opposing approaches to the term and its apparent deconstruction, as well as the implications that a new view of this term could mean in terms of literary interpretation and elsewhere.
https://doi.org/10.15517/rfl.v31i2.4421
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