The image of the river in Latin/o American literature written in the water / edited by Jeanie Murphy and Elizabeth G. Rivero.
| Other author | Murphy, Jeanie. |
| Other author | Rivero, Elizabeth G. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lahham : Lexington Books, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ecocritical theory and practice |
| Contents | 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. Along the river of memory: Los fuegos de San Telmo by José Pedro Diaz / Elizabeth G. Rivero; Floating statues and streams of consciousness: memory work in Argentina's Río de la Plata and Río Salí / Bridget V. Franco; 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. The river as political quagmire: Mempo Giardinelli's An impossible balance / Jeanie Murphy -- Rippling borders in Latina literature / Rebeca L. Hey-Colón -- Social and geographical landscapes: the river as metaphor for female sexuality / Kathryn Quinn-Sanchez; Myth and reality: imaging the river in early colonial Spanish writing / J. Manuel Gómez; Writing the riverbanks in El libro flotante by Leonardo Valencia / Renata Égüez -- About the contributors. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Image of the river in Latino American literature Lahham : Lexington Books, [2018] 9781498547291 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017053051 |
| ISBN | 9781498547307 (electronic) |
| ISBN | (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |