The Image of the River in Latin/o American Literature

Written in the Water
Herausgeber: Murphy, Jeanie; Rivero, Elizabeth G.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through the lens of ecocriticism, history, memory, and gender studies, this book studies the many ways in which the image of the river has been integrated into Latin/o American literature from the period of exploration and colonization to modern times, examining the imagery and symbolism tied to rivers in the writings of the region.

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Produktdetails

• Ecocritical Theory and Practice
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781498547291
• ISBN-10: 149854729X
• Artikelnr.: 49457430

Autorenporträt

Edited by Jeanie Murphy and Elizabeth G. Rivero - Contributions by Renata Égüez; Bridget V. Franco; J. Manuel Gómez; Rebeca L. Hey-Colón; Julia A. Kushigian; Jeanie Murphy; Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez and Elizabeth G. Rivero

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Written in the Water: The Image of the River in Latin/o
American Literature Part I: Memory of Water: Rivers and the Politics and
Praxis of Remembrance 1 Along the River of Memory: Los fuegos de San Telmo
by José Pedro Díaz Elizabeth G. Rivero 2 Floating Statues and Streams of
Consciousness: Memory Work in Argentina's Río de la Plata and Río Salí
Bridget V. Franco 3 From "Obstinate Memory" to Explosions of Recollections:
Rivers as Cultural Sites of Remembrance Julia A. Kushigian Part II: Rivers
at the Crossroads: Borders, Land/Cityscapes and Social Imaginaries as
Contested Spaces 4 The River as Political Quagmire: Mempo Giardinelli's An
Impossible Balance Jeanie Murphy 5 Rippling Borders in Latina Literature
Rebeca L. Hey-Colón 6 Social and Geographical Landscapes: The River as
Metaphor for Female Sexuality Kathryn Quinn-Sanchez 7 Myth and Reality:
Imaging the River in Early Colonial Spanish Writing J. Manuel Gómez 8
Writing the Riverbanks in El libro flotante by Leonardo Valencia Renata
Égüez About the Contributors