What ought to be highlighted is that Los pasos is built around the category of fiction and it causes, I propose, the consolidation of Amazonia as a literary trope —that is, the confirmation of a specific kind of selva that circulates in and for literature. The representation of the space through images of constant movement and instability, together with the invalidation of the discourses that preceded him, lead to a representation of Amazonia as an unclassifiable and unpredictable space. Moreover, by saying so, da Cunha is already signaling Amazonia as a land that is unable and unwilling to be translated into a scientific and comprehensive narrative. I believe the idea of the unfinished is important to the extent that it speaks of both an ideology and a form through which, and into which, da Cunha portrays Amazonia. Personal account A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
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