Writing women in Central America : gender and the fictionalization of history / Laura Barbas-Rhoden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbas-Rhoden, Laura, 1974-

Series:

Research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 41.

Ohio University research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alegría, Claribel--Criticism and interpretation.

Alegría, Claribel.

Aguilar, Rosario, 1938---Criticism and interpretation.

Aguilar, Rosario.

Belli, Gioconda, 1948---Criticism and interpretation.

Belli, Gioconda.

Lobo, Tatiana--Criticism and interpretation.

Lobo, Tatiana.

Central American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

Central American fiction.

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

Literature and history--Central America.

Literature and history.

Women and literature--Central America.

Women and literature.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the relationship between history and fiction in a place with a contentious past? And of what concern is gender in the telling of stories about the past? This study explores these questions as it considers key Central American texts.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction "Disrupting the Thread"

1 Awakening Women in Central America

2 The Quest for the Mother

3 Asking Other Questions

4 "Local Histories and Global Designs" in Tatiana Lobo's Narratives

Conclusion Where Now?

Appendix Central American Women Writers

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and index.

ISBN:

0-89680-446-1

OCLC:

123470015