Redefining Latin American Historical Fiction [electronic resource] : The Impact of Feminism and Postcolonialism /
Weldt-Basson, H.editor.
Current scholarship on Latin American historical fiction has failed to take feminism and postcolonialism into account. This study uses these important contemporary discourses as a starting point for a new definition of the Latin American historical novel that includes national identity, magical realism, historical intertextuality, and symbolism.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Current scholarship on Latin American historical fiction has failed to take feminism and postcolonialism into account. This study uses these important contemporary discourses as a starting point for a new definition of the Latin American historical novel that includes national identity, magical realism, historical intertextuality, and symbolism.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Literature   .
Literature.
Sociology.
Literature—History and criticism.
Latin American Culture.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Literature, general.
Gender Studies.
Literary History.