Pictures of Colonial Imaginary in Sebastian Salazar Bondy' book Lima la Horrible By: Lopez Maguina, Santiago

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https://doi.org/10.30920/letras.88.128.8

Keywords:

Colonial Arcadia, Colonial myth, Perricholism, Criollismo, Imaginary, Unconventional, Peruvian culture, Semiotics

Abstract

Lima la horrible one of Sebastian Salazar Bondy, emblematic book of the sixties of the last century, recently reissued, aims to demystify the myth according to which Lima is a colonial city. In this purpose the author iconises in different pictures how the myth is visualized and composes visual scenes of his imaginary reverse. This article highlights the main elements of these tables and some of their principles of unification or totalization.

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Published

2017-12-16

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Vol. 88 No. 128 (2017): Julio - Diciembre

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Short communications and research progress

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Pictures of Colonial Imaginary in Sebastian Salazar Bondy’ book Lima la Horrible By: Lopez Maguina, Santiago . (2017). Letras (Lima), 88(128), 162-176. https://doi.org/10.30920/letras.88.128.8