The problem of periodization of Baroque and neo-Baroque concepts in Latin American Literary philosophy of the turn of the Millennium (using the example of Irlemar Chiampi's works)

The works of the famous Brazilian literary critic Irlemar Chiampi have been chosen as the object of scientific consideration. The subject of the study is the periodization of Latin American Baroque concepts proposed by I. Chiampi. In the middle of the twentieth century, writers of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking America became widely known in Europe and the United States and were perceived as representatives of a different non-European-centric worldview. Three relatively structured cultural concepts (X The forests of Lima, A. Carpentier and S. Sarduya) arose on the basis of understanding the special role of the Baroque in Latin American soil. By the end of the twentieth century, there was a need to periodize and structure Latin American Baroque theories themselves. I. Chiampi analyzed not only the Baroque theories themselves, but also the entire evolution of the views of Latin American intellectuals, in which one could find a connection with the Baroque worldview with a timeless interpretation of this concept. Her periodization became, as shown in the article, a convincing panorama of "proto-Baroque" approaches, Baroque and non-Baroque concepts. This study of the reinterpretation of I.Chiampi's Baroque concepts was carried out on the basis of historical, literary and comparative methods. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time it fully presents the historical and philosophical basis of the periodization of Latin American Baroque theories in the works of I. Chiampi. In addition, some of the Brazilian researcher's works are being introduced into domestic scientific circulation. Based on the analysis of Chiampi's works and studies related to the problem of Latin American Baroque, a conclusion is drawn about the special status of this phenomenon for the formation of a model of cultural self-identification of Latin America. The practical significance of the work is seen in the fact that the questions posed in it and their coverage contribute to the systematization of ideas about the Baroque theories of Latin America and help clarify the functioning of the term "baroque" in the space of Latin American literary criticism and, more broadly, Latin American culture. The results of the research can be used in teaching disciplines related to the study of Latin American literature and culture, as well as in relevant sections of literary theory research

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Baroque · Latin Americans · Linguistics · Literature · Periodization · History · Latin American Literature Studies · Philosophy

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  Open Access•Irlemar Chiampi•Revista USP•1989

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