Panichelli-Batalla, Stéphanie and Panichelli, Christophe (2018) Humorous sublimation of a dying Cuban writer in Reinaldo Arenas’ The Color of Summer. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research , 31 (4). pp. 623-643. doi:10.1515/humor-2017-0052 ISSN 1613-3722.

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Abstract

How does a human being deal with suffering? How can we emotionally cope with the vicissitudes of life, especially in times where they suddenly multiply themselves? In this study, we present an innovative interdisciplinary study on the use of coping mechanisms by career writers dealing with difficult life events. We focus in particular on the use of humor and sublimation, two creative mental mechanisms that contribute to the lowering of anxiety while at the same time dealing constructively with the external stressors. Never before have these mechanisms been studied in a complementary way in the context of a literary study. This paper offers an in-depth analysis of Reinaldo Arenas’ The Color of Summer. In this novel, this Cuban author introduces an autobiographical perspective of the Cuban sixties and seventies, intending to present a facet of history that would never appear in Cuban history books. The combination of both coping mechanisms, which we call humorous sublimation, offers a novel that not only helped the author cope with his tormented life, but also allowed the reader to gain an understanding of a dark period of Cuban history by means of a very funny and surreal reading.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Global Sustainable Development
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Criticism and interpretation, Cuban literature
Journal or Publication Title:	HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research
Publisher:	De Gruyter
ISSN:	1613-3722
Official Date:	2018
Dates:	Date Event 2018 Published 11 August 2018 Available 18 August 2017 Accepted
Volume:	31
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 623-643
DOI:	10.1515/humor-2017-0052
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	12 September 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access:	20 August 2018

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