Inca Garcilaso and global warming: keys to a contemporary reading of the "Royal Commentaries"

Authors

  • José Antonio Mazzotti Tufts University y Asociación Internacional de Peruanistas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/PH.2018.v32.i02.05

Keywords:

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Royal Commentaries, global warming, mining

Abstract

I propose a reading of the Royal Commentaries (1609 and 1617) in contemporary code, that is, finding in the work meanings pertinent to social and historical problems of the beginnings of the 21st century. In contrast to the traditional readings of the Inca Garcilaso, based on philological and historicist criteria, I offer an interpretation towards the future of the Inca, that is, according to his validity to understand and contribute to the solution of current crises such as global warming and neocolonialism.

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Author Biography

José Antonio Mazzotti, Tufts University y Asociación Internacional de Peruanistas

Catedrático de Literatura Latinoamericana y director del Departamento de Lenguas Románicas en la Universidad de Tufts (Boston, Estados Unidos).

References

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Published

2018-12-12

How to Cite

Mazzotti, J. A. (2018). Inca Garcilaso and global warming: keys to a contemporary reading of the &quot;Royal Commentaries&quot;. Philologia Hispalensis, 32(2), 79–87. https://doi.org/10.12795/PH.2018.v32.i02.05

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2018): Literary studies

Section

Monographic Section

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Received 2018-01-11
Accepted 2018-03-06
Published 2018-12-12
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