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Author:

Bush, Doug P., author.

Title:

Capturing mariposas : reading cultural schema in gay Chicano literature / Doug P. Bush.

Publisher:

The Ohio State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

viii, 185 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Gay men's writings, American--History and criticism.
Mexican American gays--Intellectual life.
American literature--Mexican American authors.
Gay men's writings, American.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-175) and index.

Contents:

Can you feel me? affect and cross-understanding in Crossing vines and Butterfly boy -- Sexual shame: bridging Muñoz's vague narrator -- Unexpected surprises and the magic realization of Espinoza's Still water saints -- Market and reader -- Conversations with the authors -- Conclusion: Branching out.

Summary:

"Integrating elements of narratology and cognitive studies of literature, this book examines how the understanding of cultural schema speaks to how 21st century gay Chicano authors challenge, reaffirm and transform commonly held experiences of the readers of their works, focusing on Manuel Muñoz, Rigoberto González, and Alex Espinoza"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Cognitive approaches to culture

ISBN:

081421388X
9780814213889

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1048947041

LCCN:

2018041540

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)