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Title:

Women in the Spanish novel today : essays on the reflection of self in the works of three generations / edited by Kyra A. Kietrys and Montserrat Linares.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

viii, 224 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Spanish fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Spanish fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Women and literature--Spain--History--20th century.
Women in literature.

Other Authors:

Kietrys, Kyra A.
Linares, Montserrat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : Reflecting the Self / Kyra A. Kietrys and Montserrat Linares -- Carmen Martin Gaite's Irse de casa or the Metafictional Creation of the Self / Vilma Navarro-Daniels -- Space and the Construction of the Self in the Narratives of Josefina Aldecoa / Carmen T. Sotomayor -- Historia de un abrigo : Women's Search for an Anchor in the Modern World / Joanne Lucena -- Naturalism and the Self in Rosa Montero's La hija del canibal / Ellen Mayock -- Women, War, and Words in La voz dormida by Dulce Chacon / Kathryn Everly -- The Wounded Self and Body in Dulce Chacon's Algun amor que no mate : A Haunting Discourse / Esther Raventos-Pons -- Female Characters in the Novels of Clara Sanchez : Reflection and Mirage / Mary Ann Dellinger -- Looking for the Other : Peninsular Women's Fiction after Levinas / Nina L. Molinaro -- Revaluing the Mother in Lucia Etxebarria's Un milagro en equilibrio / Sandra J. Schumm -- Negotiating Girlhood : Mediating Bodies and Identities in Novels by Care Santos / Parissa Tadrissi -- The Elusive Self in Eugenia Rico's La muerte blanca / Kyra A. Kietrys -- Fragmented Identities : The Narrative World of Espido Freire / Montserrat Linares.

Summary:

"In this work, essays examine the representation of the female self in recent novels written by Spanish women ranging from internationally known, canonized novelists to newer, more experimental writers. . Authors covered include Carmen Martin Gaite, Josefina Aldecoa, Rosa Montero, Dulce Chacón, Clara Sánchez, Lucia Etxebarria, Care Santos, Eugenia Rico, Espido Freire, and others"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786443545 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780786443543 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)298304615

LCCN:

2009000151

Locations:

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

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)