Reinterpreting the Spanish American Essay
Subtitle: Women Writers of the 19th and 20th Centuries (Texas Pan American Series)
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Published: February 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780292751675
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Women's studies; Hispanic American Prose; Women As Authors (American Literature); Spanish; History: American; USA; 19th century; 20th century; History and criticism; Spanish American essays; Women authors
Description: Latin American women have long written essays on topics ranging from gender identity and the female experience to social injustice, political oppression, lack of educational opportunities, and the need for female solidarity in a patriarchal environment. But this rich vein of writing has often been ignored and is rarely studied.