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Provocative reappraisal of the portrayal of women in Julio Cortázar''s short stories.

Using feminist revisions of psychoanalytic thought and cultural studies, Mothers, Lovers, and Others examines the pervasive role of the conception of the feminine in the short stories of Argentine writer Julio Cortázar (1914?1984). Contending that his obsession with the mother is the source of Cortázar''s uneasiness with femininity, Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz traces an evolution in his relationship to female space, from a convoluted and defensive posture to a more open and tolerant stance, paralleling his increasing political commitment. Schmidt-Cruz explores the role of gender in Cortázar''s quest to reconcile his divided allegiance to Argentina and France, and his denunciation of the atrocities of the Argentine military dictatorship.

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      Publisher: State University Press of New York (SUNY)
      Publication Date: 1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780791459560, 978-0791459560
      ISBN10: 079145956X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Provocative reappraisal of the portrayal of women in Julio Cortázar''s short stories.

      Using feminist revisions of psychoanalytic thought and cultural studies, Mothers, Lovers, and Others examines the pervasive role of the conception of the feminine in the short stories of Argentine writer Julio Cortázar (1914?1984). Contending that his obsession with the mother is the source of Cortázar''s uneasiness with femininity, Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz traces an evolution in his relationship to female space, from a convoluted and defensive posture to a more open and tolerant stance, paralleling his increasing political commitment. Schmidt-Cruz explores the role of gender in Cortázar''s quest to reconcile his divided allegiance to Argentina and France, and his denunciation of the atrocities of the Argentine military dictatorship.

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