Unraveling the real : the fantastic in Spanish-American ficciones / Cynthia Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Cynthia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy fiction, Spanish American--History and criticism.

Fantasy fiction, Spanish American.

Spanish American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Spanish American fiction.

Literature and society--Latin America--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Metaphysics in literature.

History.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

x, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.

Contents:

Introduction. The fantastic as a literary genre

Modernist short stories and the fantastic

The fantastic as an interrogation of literary practices

Reclaiming history: fantastic journeys in time and space

Psychoanalytic readings of the fantastic

The fantastic and the conventions of gothic romance

Women writers of the fantastic

Cinematic encounters with the fantastic

Conclusion. Fantastic literature in Spanish America in the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439902400

1439902402

9781439902417

1439902410

9781439902424

1439902429

OCLC:

535495233