Bodies and biases
Subtitle: sexualities in Hispanic cultures and literatures
By: David William Foster and Roberto Reis, editors.
Contributors: Foster, David William.; Reis, Roberto.
Series: Hispanic issues ;; v. 13; Hispanic issues ;; 13.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Latin American literature -- History and criticism.; Spanish literature -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- Latin America.; Literature and society -- Spain.; Sex in literature.
Description: "Essays study sexuality in several literary and cultural manifestations in the Hispanic world on both sides of the Atlantic from the Golden Age in Spain to the present. Examines sexuality in Don Quijote and watercolors painted by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer and his brother. Various essays also examine Latin American novels, magazines, and the bolero. Considers topics such as the concept of 'hispanidad', ethnicity, and nation in relation to diverse manifestations of sexuality"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.