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Setting and Adversary: The Role of Nature in Horacio Quiroga’s Jungle Tales

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Renowned as the founder of Latin American short stories, Horacio Quiroga is celebrated for his literary exploration of the relationship between man and nature. In his jungle tales, his meticulously precise descriptions depict a jungle world tainted by horror, illness, and suffering in which humanity is deeply immersed. In this context, nature serves both as the setting where characters interact and as the adversary with whom they struggle for survival. This paper seeks to examine the dual role of nature in these tales by analyzing the two functions it performs.

Source: Journal of Social Science and Humanities

DOI: 10.53469/jssh.2025.7(03).12

Author: Yiru Chen

Institutions: Shanghai International Studies University, Xianda College of Economics and Humanities, Shanghai International Studies University

Language: English

Topic: Latin American Literature Analysis

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409014123

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