Crossroads: Cortazar and Bebop Jazz in the labyrinth
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https://doi.org/10.36798/critlit.i30.547Keywords:
tunnel theory, The Pursuer, Rayuela, music and literatureAbstract
The main aim of this essay is to analyze the way in which the labyrinth, or the idea of a labyrinth is present in El Perseguidor and Rayuela, two of the most important fictional works of Julio Cortázar. It also analyzes the way in which the author uses this idea from both a structural perspective, the labyrinth as a narrative structure, and from a pragmatic point of view, the labyrinth as a profound metaphor of human existence. In this essay, some important concepts of Cortázar´s own literary theories are presented to dig deep in literary figures such as the idea of a tunnel or an interstice and their relationship with Mythology and the constant search of other realities. At the end of the essay, this idea of the labyrinth is briefly compared to the Bebop music of Charlie Parker, an artist who had a major influence in Cortázar´s work and who played an important role as the inspiration for the main character, Johnny Carter, in Cortazar’s short story El Perseguidor. It is well known that Julio Cortázar had an exquisite taste in this music genre.
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