Cuban Women Writers: Imagining a Matria

by M. Betancourt, Kenneth A. Loparo (Translator)

Overview

Betancourt examines women's writings in relation to language, power, sexuality and race in contemporary Cuba, analyzing the creation of alternative matria frameworks that enunciate a feminist/feminine perspective of the nationalist discourse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230606586
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Series:	New Directions in Latino American Cultures
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	191
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

MADELINE CAMÁRA BETANCOURT is Associate Professor of World Languages at the University of South Florida, USA.

Table of Contents

A Polyphonic Introduction The Feminist Discourse of Ofelia Rodríguez Acosta: Garzona or Espartana? Lydia Cabrera: Along the Paths of Cryptomemory Cassandra's Calling: The Poetics of Convocation in the Works of María Elena Cruz Varela From the Baroque to Postmodernism: Parody of the Picaresque in La nada cotidiana (In)Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

"Though the author does not aspire to rewrite the history of women's writing or Cuban literature, her previous comprehensive works on escritoras cubanas certainly make her an authoritative voice. Similarly, the copious endnotes point readers to appropriate sources for fuller discussion, so the book will indeed prove a useful survey of Cuban women writers." - J.M. Beatson, Choice

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