The woman in Latin American and Spanish literature : essays on iconic characters / edited by Eva Paulino Bueno and María Claudia André ; foreword by Marjorie Agosín.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bueno, Eva Paulino.

André, María Claudia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American literature--History and criticism.

Latin American literature.

Women in literature.

Gender identity in literature.

Women and literature--Latin America.

Women and literature.

Latin America.

Spanish literature--History and criticism.

Spanish literature.

Physical Description:

viii, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]

Summary:

"Examines how both male and female writers portray Latin American women, reinterpreting the dynamics between the genders across boundaries and historical periods. Supported by recent theories in literary criticism, gender, and Latin American studies, this compendium provides a deep understanding of the role of women as conduits for the appreciation of their countries and cultures"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I Woman as Nature

1 Gender and Nation from Past to Present: From María to Macabéa / Héctor Fernández-L'Hoeste Fernández-L'Hoeste, Héctor 14

2 Intoxicating Outlaws: Dominance and Sexuality in Rómulo Gallegos' Doña Bárbara / Patricia L. Swier Swier, Patricia L. 30

3 Through the Eyes of the Child: The Narrator of Balún Canán / Jeanie Murphy Murphy, Jeanie 46

II Woman in History

4 María Eugenia Alonso: The Modern Iphigenia Sacrificed to Society / Roseanna Mueller Mueller, Roseanna 60

5 Jesusa in the Context of Testimonios: Witness to an Age or Witness to Herself? / Linda Ledford-Miller Ledford-Miller, Linda 74

6 La cómplice oficial: Catalina in Angeles Mastretta's Arráncame la vida / Alice Edwards Edwards, Alice 86

7 Cultural and Literary Ethos as Represented in García Lorca's La casa de Bernarda Alba / Jeffrey Oxford Oxford, Jeffrey 101

III Woman as the Perverse Powers of Race and Sex

8 Blackness, Otherness, Woman(ness): Sierva María de Todos los Ángeles or the Death Throes of Colonial Cartagena / Leonora Simonovis Simonovis, Leonora 116

9 Gabriela, or Freedom Versus Marriage / Linda Ledford-Miller Ledford-Miller, Linda 129

IV Woman and the Burden of Globalization

10 Sex and the Two Cartagenas in Óscar Collazos' Rencor / Aldona Pobutsky Pobutsky, Aldona 146

11 Reality by the Garbage Truckload: The Case of Unica Oconitrillo / Jerry Hoeg Hoeg, Jerry 162

V Woman as the Unknowable Other

12 Women in Borges: Teodelina Villar in "El Zahir" / María Fernández-Lamarque Fernández-Lamarque, María 178

13 Life Amidst the Ashes: Irene's Search for Meaning and Connection in María Flora Yáñez's Las cenizas / Lisa Merschel Merschel, Lisa 194

14 Can the Feminine Speak? Narrating Madalena and Macabéa / Marcus V.C. Brasileiro Brasileiro, Marcus V.C. 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786465996

0786465999

OCLC:

770876288