Poetics of the conquest on two shores: the dual universe of Inca Garcilaso from the perspective of ectopic literature

Abstract

Garcilaso’s mixed-race condition –which he assumes “with full mouth”–, causes, from the point of view of Ectopic literature, the displacement from the place of origin (Cuzco) to another place (Spain), where he writes his work. This change of the topos legitimizes his wish of integration of his double identity and of the common history, culture and anthropology between the conquerors and Amerindians. Ectopic literature allows to study the Royal Commentaries considering the conditions in which the Utopian synergy takes place on both continents, identities, cultures and, finally, emotions.