Latin-American women writers : class, race, and gender /

Latin-American women writers : class, race, and gender / Myriam Yvonne Jehenson.

"Study examines class, race, and gender in literature, concentrating on 1950s. Offers comparison with European writers, which helps to illuminate our understanding of Julieta Campos, Luisa Valenzuela, Cristina Peri Rosi, Helena Perente Cunha, Rigoberta Menchú, Domitila Barrios, and Carolina Ma...

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Main Author: Jehenson, Myriam Yvonne.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [1995]
Series:SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory.
Subjects:
Latin American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Latin American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Feminism and literature > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Women and literature > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Feminism in literature.
Women in literature.
Race in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Feminism.
Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Latin-American women/women in Latin America
  • ch. 2. "To build bridges"
  • ch. 3. "Man's love ... 'tis woman's whole existence"
  • ch. 4. Arms and letters: the power of the word
  • ch. 5. "To build new worlds"
  • ch. 6. Indigenista and testimonio literature: "Let me speak."

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