The Cervantine Mist on The Truman Show. A comparative-metafictional study between literature and cinema
Abstract
This article aims to explore the relationships between Spanish literature and American cinema by examining metafiction in three distinct figures and works: Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quijote (1605–1615), Miguel de Unamuno and Niebla (1914), and Peter Weir and The Truman Show (1998). These novels, film, and authors incorporate specific narrative elements that form the foundation of our investigation. Through a narratological-thematic study, we will delve into theoretical aspects such as narrative self-awareness and authorship, key components in metafictional studies. This article seeks to demonstrate how these three creators are interconnected through these shared aspects, despite belonging to different eras, and to show how literature and cinema influence each other beyond mere film adaptations.
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