Remembering maternal bodies melancholy in Latina and Latin American women's writing / Benigno Trigo.

Author/creator Trigo, Benigno
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionviii, 205 p. ; 22 cm.
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Subjects
Latin American literature--Women authors. --History and criticism.
Latin American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
American literature--Hispanic American authors. --History and criticism.
American literature--Women authors. --History and criticism.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Melancholy in literature.
Motherhood in literature.

SeriesNew concepts in Latino American cultures
Contents Transformative witnessing: Clarice Lispector's dark ties -- Maternal jouissance: Elena Garro's Recuerdos -- The mother tongue: Rosario Ferré's ec-centric writing -- Accidents of chicana feminisms: Norma Alarcón, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Cherríe Moraga -- Memoirs for the abject: Irene Vilar's Memoria -- From revenge to redemption: Julia Alvarez's Open secrets.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [191]-200) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006296599
ISBN1403964696