Redefining Latin American Historical Fiction
The Impact of Feminism and Postcolonialism
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137349705 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | June 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137349705 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | June 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Current scholarship on Latin American historical fiction has failed to take feminism and postcolonialism into account. This study uses these important contemporary discourses as a starting point for a new definition of the Latin American historical novel that includes national identity, magical realism, historical intertextuality, and symbolism.
Current scholarship on Latin American historical fiction has failed to take feminism and postcolonialism into account. This study uses these important contemporary discourses as a starting point for a new definition of the Latin American historical novel that includes national identity, magical realism, historical intertextuality, and symbolism.
