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Author Jehenson, Myriam Yvonne.

Title Latin-American women writers : class, race, and gender / Myriam Yvonne Jehenson
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 201 pages)
Series SUNY Series in feminist criticism and theory
SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory.
Contents Ch. 1. Latin-American Women/Women in Latin America -- Ch. 2. "To Build Bridges" -- Ch. 3. "Man's Love ... 'Tis Woman's Whole Existence" -- Ch. 4. Arms and Letters: The Power of the Word -- Ch. 5. "To Build New Worlds" -- Ch. 6. Indigenista and Testimonio Literature: "Let Me Speak."
Summary "Study examines class, race, and gender in literature, concentrating on 1950s. Offers comparison with European writers, which helps to illuminate our understanding of Julieta Campos, Luisa Valenzuela, Cristina Peri Rosi, Helena Perente Cunha, Rigoberta Menchuþ, Domitila Barrios, and Carolina Mariþa de Jesus"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Latin American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism
Latin American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Feminism in literature.
Women in literature.
Race in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Novela latinoamericana -- Autoras -- Historia y crítica.
Novela latinoamericana -- Siglo XX -- Historia y crítica.
Feminismo en la literatura.
Mujeres en la literatura.
Razas en la literatura.
Clases sociales en la literatura.
Feminism in literature
Latin American fiction
Latin American fiction -- Women authors
Race in literature
Social classes in literature
Women in literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 94033936
ISBN 0585092729
9780585092720
1438407858
9781438407852