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University of Texas at El Paso Thesis no. 92 Author: Braden, Frances Loretto Title: The superiority of Indian civilization over Western civilization in the works of Arturo Oqueli OCLC# 2215558 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE SUPERIORITY OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION OVER WESTERN CIVILIZATION, IN THE WORKS OF ARTURO OQUELI Approved: Approved: Chairpman of the Graduate Council Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. THE ^SUPERIORITY OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION OVER WESTERN CIVILIZATION, IN THE WORKS OF ARTURO OQUELI. A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Modern Languages TEXAS WESTERN COLLEGE In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts By FRANCES LORETTO (BRADEN August 1951 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.........................................ill INTRODUCTION A. Honduran Background..................... 1 B. Arturo Oqueli 1. Biography......................... 4 2. Novels.............................. 9 CHAPTER I The Superiority of Indian Civilization over Western Civilization........... 29 CONCLUSIONS...................................... 55 BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................... 57 VITA............................................... 58 SUPPLEMENT...................................... 60 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. PREFACE The purpose of this thesis is to show that the underlying philosophy in the works of Arturo Oque Id', a contemporary Honduran author, is a preference for the Indian civilization over Western civilization in Honduras. Manifestations of such superiority are examined as they appear in the primary sources, the four publications by the author. Primary sources also include a long letter from Senor Oqueli to this writer. It is reproduced as a supplement to this thesis. No secondary sources are known to be available. Standard reference books have been used for the Honduran back­ ground material. The Introductory material contains a brief his­ tory of the national background of Honduras. As a part of this preliminary material, Oqueli-"1 s works are given in precis form in order to facilitate the full comprehension of the thesis and to familiarize the reader with Oqueli1s writing for complete under­ standing . The thesis proper is developed from the stand­ point of the evidences of the superiority of the In­ dian civilization over the Western civilization in Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. iv Honduras as shown in the works under considera­ tion. The writer wishes to thank Senor Arturo Oqueli for his kindness, interest and cooperation in sending her a great deal of biographical data which would have been unobtainable otherwise. She also wishes to express her sincere grat­ itude for the generous assistance given by Dr. Edgar T. Ruff, whose able guidance, suggestion and direction were invaluable to the writing of this thesis. Appreciation goes also to Mrs. Yvonne Greear of the Texas Western Library for her friendly and splendid cooperation in obtaining material. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.