The world fragmented into alternative dimensions: intertextuality, verisimilitude, and fiction in Félix J. Palma's “Victorian Trilogy”

Abstract

The deployment of intertextuality within El Mapa del Tiempo and the broader Trilogía Victoriana by Félix J. Palma serves as a narrative enhancer, affording readers the opportunity to navigate the intricate relationship between fiction and reality. This literary engagement invites an exploration of layered meanings as diverse elements from literature and culture coalesce. Literature, on this context, emerges as a dynamic space where the dichotomy between reality and the imaginary is blurred, thereby prompting readers to interrogate their epistemological frameworks. Fundamental inquiries pertaining to the nature of truth, perception, and the construction of reality are thereby engendered. This scrutinizes the multifaceted layers of meaning engendered by intertextuality in Palma's oeuvre. Additionally, the interplay between fiction-reality dynamics and temporal travel, manifesting in the superimposltlon of narrative layers, will be a focal point of examination. Given spacial constraints, the paper will focus on a two narrative threads, with a more exhaustive exploration of other narratives within El mapa del tiempo reserved for other forthcoming papers.