Gender, nation and the formation of the twentieth-century Mexican literary canon / Sarah E.L. Bowskill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowskill, Sarah E. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Mexican fiction.

Nationalism in literature.

Women in literature.

Mexican fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

Canon (Literature).

Mexican fiction--Women authors.

Mexico--In literature.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

ix, 133 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Legenda, 2011.

Summary:

In a substantially revised version of the doctoral dissertation at the University of Manchester in 2008, Bowskill (Hispanic studies, Swansea U., Wales) examines the mechanisms, power structures, and values that underpinned the formation of the 20th-century Mexican literary cannon. She investigates why some novels--most of them written by men--became canonical while others--most of those written by women--were soon forgotten. She argues that interpretive strategies played a decisive role in restricting women authors' access to the canon as it is represented in the histories of Mexican literature. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781907975059

1907975055

OCLC:

748770788