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The radical self : metamorphosis to animal form in modern Latin American narrative / Nancy Gray Díaz.
Van Pelt Library PQ7082.N7 D48 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Díaz, Nancy Gray, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Latin American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Latin American fiction.
- Metamorphosis in literature.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- viii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 125 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 1988.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Metamorphosis as problematic destiny: El reino de este mundo
- Metamorphosis as integration: Hombres de maíz
- Metamorphosis as cosmic refuge: Macunaíma
- Metamorphosis as creation game: "Axolotl"
- Metamorphosis as revenge: Zona sagrada
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826206921
- OCLC:
- 17675752
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