MYTH IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE: REREADING OF THE STORYTELLER BY MARIO VARGAS LLOSA

Abstract

This article proposes a new lecture of the novel El hablador by Mario Vargas Llosa from the point of view of myth criticism. The novel, published in 1987, has been analyzed from different points of view; there is even a work on the myths that appear in the work. However, recently, there has been a growing interest in myth in Latin American literature that emerged from the 20th century, also with the general advancement of the discipline of myth criticism. The approach of myth criticism focuses on how myths appear today and what function they have in the environment in which they appear. Along these lines, the analysis of the novel is approached, comparing the treatment of the myth with trends observed in other Latin American works.