Abstract
“Ethics and aesthetics in literary research” summaries the main
findings in a three-year project on the work of the controversial
Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo. The most astonishing result was the
realization about the temptations and limitations of literary research:
many researchers do not have sufficient knowledge about Goytisolo’s
work to be able to formulate a stand; others do not want to criticize
an author chosen by them because they identify with him in one or
several respects; also, a number of the best critics navigate with great
care in the U.S. academic world, being most conscious of not stepping
beyond the boundary of the “politically correct”.
findings in a three-year project on the work of the controversial
Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo. The most astonishing result was the
realization about the temptations and limitations of literary research:
many researchers do not have sufficient knowledge about Goytisolo’s
work to be able to formulate a stand; others do not want to criticize
an author chosen by them because they identify with him in one or
several respects; also, a number of the best critics navigate with great
care in the U.S. academic world, being most conscious of not stepping
beyond the boundary of the “politically correct”.
Original language | Spanish |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-138 |
Journal | Contexto |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Languages and Literature
Free keywords
- Juan Goytisolo
- Investigación literaria
- correción política
- literary research
- -bias- Goytisolo
- politically correctness.