Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina

The theorization of joy can guide the rereading of Soldados de Salamina (2001), by Javier Cercas. In the novel joy and happiness are explored in their personal and social dimensions, and are linked to reflections on life and death, the past and the present, and to memory and continuity. This paper b...

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Autor principal: González Briz, María de los Ángeles
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2022
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Soldados de Salamina
joy
collective happiness
memory and narration
Spanish Civil War
alegría
felicidad colectiva
memoria y relato
Guerra Civil Española
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spelling I10-R377-article-375492025-11-29T22:30:49Z Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina La vida, padre de todas las cosas: Manifestación de la alegría en Soldados de Salamina González Briz, María de los Ángeles Soldados de Salamina joy collective happiness memory and narration Spanish Civil War Soldados de Salamina alegría felicidad colectiva memoria y relato Guerra Civil Española The theorization of joy can guide the rereading of Soldados de Salamina (2001), by Javier Cercas. In the novel joy and happiness are explored in their personal and social dimensions, and are linked to reflections on life and death, the past and the present, and to memory and continuity. This paper builds upon the idea of ​​happiness developed by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio: as an experience, it is a temporary, provisional and ephemeral state, which is only perceived a posteriori as a flowing moment of non-suffering. In the novel, joy is a manifestation of the present that projects itself on to the communal dimension, a vital continuity that gives greater weight to the narrative over the course of many generations (History), and which in the end explains the title. Noting a connection between Soldados de Salamina and the ending of a later work by the same author, El monarca de las sombras (2017), I consider the relevance of joy as a manifestation of the pure shared present, as an affirmation, and as an impulse to the organic continuity of life. La alegría, como clave ofrecida al final de la novela, orientará la relectura de Soldados de Salamina (2001), de Javier Cercas. En su transcurso se van perfilando concepciones de la alegría y la felicidad en sus dimensiones personal y social, vinculadas a reflexiones sobre la vida y la muerte, el pasado y el presente, la memoria y la continuidad. Asumiremos la idea de la felicidad que desarrolla Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio: como experiencia, estado provisional y efímero, que únicamente es percibido a posteriori como el fluir de un instante de no sufrimiento. Por otra parte, consideraremos la alegría en una dimensión comunitaria, como continuidad vital que le da mayor espesor a la historia, considerando el transcurso de muchas generaciones (la Historia), lo que finalmente explica el título. Proponemos la sospecha de algunas conexiones de Soldados de Salamina con el final de El monarca de las sombras (2017), considerando la relevancia de la alegría como esa manifestación del presente puro compartido, como afirmación, y como impulso a la continuidad orgánica de la vida. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2022-07-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/37549 10.53971/2718.658x.v13.n21.37549 Recial; Vol. 13 Núm. 21 (2022): Dossier: Géneros y sexualidades en las músicas populares 2718-658X 1853-4112 10.53971/2718.658x.v13.n21 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/37549/38183 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/37549/38184 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Soldados de Salamina
joy
collective happiness
memory and narration
Spanish Civil War
Soldados de Salamina
alegría
felicidad colectiva
memoria y relato
Guerra Civil Española
spellingShingle Soldados de Salamina
joy
collective happiness
memory and narration
Spanish Civil War
Soldados de Salamina
alegría
felicidad colectiva
memoria y relato
Guerra Civil Española
González Briz, María de los Ángeles
Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina
topic_facet Soldados de Salamina
joy
collective happiness
memory and narration
Spanish Civil War
Soldados de Salamina
alegría
felicidad colectiva
memoria y relato
Guerra Civil Española
author González Briz, María de los Ángeles
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title Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina
title_short Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina
title_full Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina
title_fullStr Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina
title_full_unstemmed Life, father of all things: Manifestation of joy in Soldados de Salamina
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description The theorization of joy can guide the rereading of Soldados de Salamina (2001), by Javier Cercas. In the novel joy and happiness are explored in their personal and social dimensions, and are linked to reflections on life and death, the past and the present, and to memory and continuity. This paper builds upon the idea of ​​happiness developed by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio: as an experience, it is a temporary, provisional and ephemeral state, which is only perceived a posteriori as a flowing moment of non-suffering. In the novel, joy is a manifestation of the present that projects itself on to the communal dimension, a vital continuity that gives greater weight to the narrative over the course of many generations (History), and which in the end explains the title. Noting a connection between Soldados de Salamina and the ending of a later work by the same author, El monarca de las sombras (2017), I consider the relevance of joy as a manifestation of the pure shared present, as an affirmation, and as an impulse to the organic continuity of life.
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