Abstract

GOMEZ GONZALEZ, Juan David. The tragedy of being sincere: José María Arguedas, authenticity and sincerity. Escritos - Fac. Filos. Let. Univ. Pontif. Bolivar. [online]. 2014, vol.22, n.49, pp.457-473. ISSN 0120-1263.

The following paper aims to show that the reception of José María Arguedas' most ambitious work, Todas las Sangres [Every Blood], and his suicide were the consequences of a generation that valued authenticity over sincerity. By making a critical analysis of the life and works of Argueda in the light of Lionel Trilling's concepts of "sincerity" and "authenticity", the following paper concludes that Argueda's natural sincerity might actually have been more complex and productive than the authenticity of his literary and academic peers.

Keywords : José María Arguedas; Lionel Trilling; Authenticity; Sincerity; Every Blood.

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