Essays by scholars and writers on relationship between gender and heroism in literature. Offers cross-disciplinary readings of heroism in poems, fiction and theater written by women. Essays are paired into sets of two, one by writer and one with critical commentary on her work. Papers are by and about writers such as Elena Poniatowska, Carmen Boullosa, Rosa Beltrán, Gabriela Mistral, and others.
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