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How the popular images of women in Mexican literature have changed in the 20th century.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • One. The Politics of Representation of Women in Mexican Literature
  • Two. Rulfo’s Susana San Juan: Woman as Subject and Object of Desire
  • Three. Carlos Fuentes and the Subversion of the Social Codes for Women
  • Four. Juana Inés de la Cruz and Octavio Paz: The Crucible of Poetry
  • Five. Questions of Female Identity: Rosario Castellanos, Luisa Josefina Hernández, and María Luisa Puga
  • Six. Identity and the Other as Myself: Elena Poniatowska
  • Seven. The Hard Edge: Cristina Pacheco
  • Eight. Poetry from the Margins: Sandra Cisneros
  • Nine. Like Water for Chocolate: A Celebration of the Mexican Pre-Aesthetic
  • Ten. Conclusion: There Must Be Another Way
  • Notes
  • Appendices
    • One. Women’s Education in Mexico
    • Two. Other Leading Contemporary Women Writers of Mexico
    • Three. Sor Juana Criticism
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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      Publisher: MU - University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780292715905, 978-0292715905
      ISBN10: 0292715900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How the popular images of women in Mexican literature have changed in the 20th century.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • One. The Politics of Representation of Women in Mexican Literature
      • Two. Rulfo’s Susana San Juan: Woman as Subject and Object of Desire
      • Three. Carlos Fuentes and the Subversion of the Social Codes for Women
      • Four. Juana Inés de la Cruz and Octavio Paz: The Crucible of Poetry
      • Five. Questions of Female Identity: Rosario Castellanos, Luisa Josefina Hernández, and María Luisa Puga
      • Six. Identity and the Other as Myself: Elena Poniatowska
      • Seven. The Hard Edge: Cristina Pacheco
      • Eight. Poetry from the Margins: Sandra Cisneros
      • Nine. Like Water for Chocolate: A Celebration of the Mexican Pre-Aesthetic
      • Ten. Conclusion: There Must Be Another Way
      • Notes
      • Appendices
        • One. Women’s Education in Mexico
        • Two. Other Leading Contemporary Women Writers of Mexico
        • Three. Sor Juana Criticism
      • Works Cited
      • Index

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