Showing results for "Horacio Quiroga" in Literary History & Criticism

The stories in South American Jungle Tales center on the relationships between people and the different creatures Quiroga came into contact with on his farm in Misiones, a region of jungle in Uruguay along the banks of the Upper Parana river. Each story quickly evolves into a fantastical realm where the various animals take on familiar human characteristics. These stories, of course, are a metaphor for how man interacts with nature. They are used to show how human beings are an integral part of a greater ecosystem; and can either chose to exploit it to his detriment, or to live in harmony ...

Cuentos de la selva de Horacio Quiroga ha sido y es para generaciones de niños y niñas la puerta de entrada a la inconmensurable naturaleza misionera, pero por sobre todo, a una forma de interpretarla y, así, interpelarnos a nosotros mismos. Horacio Quiroga pintó con letras los paisajes verdes y colorados de Misiones y le dio la palabra a su fauna para apropiarse de un mundo y hacer aflorar las emociones y pasiones humanas más básicas y profundas.