Laughter and suffering in Violeta Parra's décimas

Authors

  • Susana Münnich Universidad de Chile (Chile)

Abstract

In this essay I take a look at suffering and laughter in Violeta Parra 's Décimas. Both emotions go hand-in-hand in popular Chilean humour. I maintain that Chileans express suffering by and large through laughter. I compare Parra's popular humour with carnivalesque laughter as conceived in Mikhail Bakhtin's book on Rabelais and attempt to establish similarities and differences between them.

Published

2022-12-22

How to Cite

Münnich, S. (2022). Laughter and suffering in Violeta Parra’s décimas. Anales De Literatura Chilena, (5), 111–133. Retrieved from https://analesliteraturachilena.letras.uc.cl/index.php/alch/article/view/55325

Issue

No. 5 (2004): Año 5

Section

ARTICULOS

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Creative Commons License

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