Title: Allegories of transgression and transformation
First published: 1996
Description: "The Latin American dictatorships of the 1970s-80s (dirty wars against civilian population) coincided with the period of women's liberation. Vol. deals with incursion and participation of women in all levels of society, but especially in the literary-political sphere. Work is concerned with how women writers responded to these regimes in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay through the literature of Cristina Peri Rosi, Diamela Eltit, Nélida Piñon, and Reyna Roffé. Theoretically well grounded in feminist and political theory and extremely well written, this lucid book represents a breakthrough in women's studies and a welcome respite from the feminist canon which has overworked the texts of a small number of women writers. Recommended as a point of departure for new studies on women"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Allegory, Dictatorship in literature, Dissenters in literature, Experimental fiction, Latin American, History and criticism, Latin American Experimental fiction, Latin American fiction, Women and literature, Women authors, Experimental fiction, history and criticism, Latin american fiction, history and criticism, Roman latino-américain, Histoire et critique, Femmes et littérature, Dictature dans la littérature, Allégorie, Casa da paixão (Piñon, Nélida)
Places: Latin America
People: Cristina Peri Rossi (1941-), Diamela Eltit (1949-), Nélida Piñon, Reina Roffé (1951-)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PQ7082.N7 T46 1996