The Contestation of Patriarchy in Luis Martín-Santos' Work
Miquel Bota
<p></p><p>This book proposes that Spanish author Luis Martín-Santos’ work focuses on the effects of patriarchy and hegemonic masculinity on men, to actively contribute to freeing both men and women from the yoke of patriarchy. It aims for a new resonance of Luis Martín-Santos. It analyzes the influence of Heidegger, Freud and Sartre in Martín-Santos’ psychiatric essays and his fictional works: the novel <i>Tiempo de silencio</i> (<i>Time of Silence</i>)<i>, </i>the collection of short stories <i>Apólogos</i>, and the posthumous fragment <i>Tiempo de destrucción</i> (<i>Time of Destruction</i>). It demonstrates that alongside the political critique of Franco’s dictatorship, Martín-Santos’ creative writings are an attempt to destroy the prevalent masculine myths of Western patriarchy, and a proposal to create new myths for the future.</p><br><p></p>
