Creators and Created Beings in Twentieth Century Latin American Fictio - Creating Questions

Examining a variety of early- to mid-twentieth century Latin American fiction genres, Amy Frazier-Yoder delves into themes of power, identity, and the transformative potential of literature while analyzing Latin American fiction's increasingly skeptical gaze.

List of contents

Introduction: Creating Questions
Chapter 1: Creating a Worried Embrace: The Shared Anxieties and Exuberance of Early-Century Science Fiction
Chapter 2: Frame Crossings, Author Spotting, and Power Struggles: Metafictional Readings of Character Creation by Arlt, Onetti, and Cortázar
Chapter 3: The Word Made Flesh: Ontological Disruption in Character Creation in Works by Borges
Chapter 4: Making Lovers: Power, Desire, Gender, and Identity Construction in Works by Bombal, Arreola, and Fuentes
Conclusion: Questioning Creations, Creators, and Created Beings

About the author

Amy Frazier-Yoder is professor of Spanish and Hispanic cultures at Juniata College.

Summary

Examining a variety of early- to mid-twentieth century Latin American fiction genres, Amy Frazier-Yoder delves into themes of power, identity, and the transformative potential of literature while analyzing Latin American fiction’s increasingly skeptical gaze.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Frazier-Yoder
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666925524
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-552-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin America, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Spanish, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Hispanic & Latino Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino