Censura moral en la literatura costarricense : edición crítica de Sacrilegio (1944), de Rosalía de Segura
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2024-10-30
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Valerio Arce, Jose Pablo
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Esta investigación se ocupa de la novela Sacrilegio (1944), de Rosalía de Segura (Costa Rica: 1917-1996), un texto que fue objeto de censura por parte de la Iglesia católica. A partir de tal hecho, este trabajo final de graduación explora la sensibilidad conservadora de la sociedad costarricense de la época y su recepción del texto a la luz de la moral cristiana. Es fundamental, además, la articulación entre la sensibilidad conservadora, la moral tradicional y la visión androcéntrica, pues la censura también se explica por la valoración negativa dada a los productos de la literatura sentimental, percibidos por entonces como indecorosos. A pesar del manifiesto interés del caso, tanto la crítica como la historiografía literaria han desatendido el proceso de recepción de la novela. A la luz de ello, se realiza una edición crítica del texto literario con el propósito de recuperarlo del olvido y reintroducirlo en el marco de los debates contemporáneos en torno a la historia de la escritura de las mujeres, la censura y la institucionalidad literaria. En el estudio preliminar se ofrecen datos biográficos de la autora, los comentarios que suscitó la publicación de la novela, así como una interpretación que da cuenta de los hechos representados en la ficción y que fueron blanco de críticas por parte de la Iglesia católica. Además, se analiza la construcción estético-ideológica del texto y sus implicaciones en el debate de época acerca de lo que debía ser la literatura costarricense. Por último, se establece una interpretación del diálogo entre el texto y la sensibilidad conservadora que lo juzga. A modo de anexo y como producto directo de esta investigación, se ofrece una edición crítica del texto.
This research deals with the novel Sacrilegio (1944), by Rosalía de Segura (Costa Rica: 1917-1996), a text that was subject to censorship by the Catholic Church. Based on this fact, this final graduation project explores the conservative sensitivity of the Costa Rican society of the time and its reception of the text in the light of Christian morality. Furthermore, the articulation between conservative sensitivity, traditional morality and androcentric vision is essential, since censorship is also explained by the negative evaluation given to the products of sentimental literature, perceived at that time as indecorous. Despite the manifest interest in the case, both criticism and literary historiography have neglected the process of reception of the novel. Considering this, a critical edition of the literary text is conducted with the purpose of recovering it from oblivion and reintroducing it within the framework of contemporary debates around the history of women's writing, censorship, and literary institutions. The preliminary study offers biographical data of the author, the comments that the publication of the novel provoked, as well as an interpretation that accounts for the events represented in the fiction and that were the target of criticism by the Catholic Church. Furthermore, the aesthetic-ideological construction of the text and its implications in the debate of the time about what Costa Rican literature should be, are analyzed. Finally, an interpretation of the dialogue between the text and the conservative sensibility that judges it is established. As an annex and as a direct product of this research, a critical edition of the text is offered.
This research deals with the novel Sacrilegio (1944), by Rosalía de Segura (Costa Rica: 1917-1996), a text that was subject to censorship by the Catholic Church. Based on this fact, this final graduation project explores the conservative sensitivity of the Costa Rican society of the time and its reception of the text in the light of Christian morality. Furthermore, the articulation between conservative sensitivity, traditional morality and androcentric vision is essential, since censorship is also explained by the negative evaluation given to the products of sentimental literature, perceived at that time as indecorous. Despite the manifest interest in the case, both criticism and literary historiography have neglected the process of reception of the novel. Considering this, a critical edition of the literary text is conducted with the purpose of recovering it from oblivion and reintroducing it within the framework of contemporary debates around the history of women's writing, censorship, and literary institutions. The preliminary study offers biographical data of the author, the comments that the publication of the novel provoked, as well as an interpretation that accounts for the events represented in the fiction and that were the target of criticism by the Catholic Church. Furthermore, the aesthetic-ideological construction of the text and its implications in the debate of the time about what Costa Rican literature should be, are analyzed. Finally, an interpretation of the dialogue between the text and the conservative sensibility that judges it is established. As an annex and as a direct product of this research, a critical edition of the text is offered.
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LITERATURA CENTROAMERICANA, LITERATURA COSTARRICENSE, MUJERES EN LA LITERATURA, CENSURA, LIBROS PROHIBIDOS, RELIGIÓN, CRÍTICA LITERARIA, CENTRAL AMERICAN LITERATURE, COSTA RICAN LITERATURE, WOMEN IN LITERATURE, BANNED BOOKS, RELIGION, LITERARY CRITICISM