Transvestism, Masculinity, and Latin American Literature
Subtitle: Genders Share Flesh
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: February 23, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780312294410
Subjects: Gender studies; Literary studies: general; Literary theory; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Spanish; Literary Criticism; Latin America; Caribbean & Latin American; Literary Criticism & Collections / Gay & Lesbian; American - Hispanic American; Gay & Lesbian; 20th century; History and criticism; Spanish American literature; Transvestism; Transvestites in literature
First sentence: The presence of an excessive and explosive masculinity in Latin American cultures bewilders observers and makes them ask whether there is a place for different and alternative conceptualizations of genders and sexualities.