Calila
Bucknell University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-68448-305-1 (ISBN)
Calila: The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite explores the last six novels by Spain´s most honored contemporary woman writer. Its scholarship is enriched by the voice of Calila herself—as Brown called Martín Gaite, who was a dear friend—as they conversed and exchanged letters during the composition of the novels. The book opens with an introduction to Martín Gaite´s life and literature and ends with a consideration of her legacy. Each central chapter analyzes a later novel in its historical, biographical, and critical contexts. From the young adult fantasy Caperucita en Manhattan (Red Riding Hood in Manhattan) to the post-Transition epistolary masterpiece Nubosidad variable (Variable Cloud), the Transition-era saga La Reina de las Nieves (The Farewell Angel), the Proustian reminiscence Lo raro es vivir (Living’s the Strange Thing), the narrative tapestry Irse de casa (Leaving Home), and the memoir of family secrets Los parentescos (Family Relations), these fascinating novels evoke themes that resonate today.
JOAN L. BROWN holds the Elias Ahuja Chair of Spanish at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in Hispanic studies and earned MA and PhD degrees in romance languages-Spanish from the University of Pennsylvania. Her publications have explored canon formation, literature by women, the contemporary Spanish novel, and language and literature pedagogy. Previous books include Secrets from the Back Room: The Fiction of Carmen Martín Gaite, Women Writers of Contemporary Spain: Exiles in the Homeland (editor), Confronting Our Canons: Spanish and Latin American Studies in the 21st Century, Approaches to Teaching the Works of Carmen Martín Gaite (editor), and, with Carmen Martín Gaite, the textbook Conversaciones creadoras: Mastering Spanish Conversation.
List of Illustrations
Introduction: Calila and Her Later Novels
1 Backstory: Carmen Martín Gaite’s Earlier Life and Literature
2 Caperucita en Manhattan: A Young Adult Novel of Recovery
3 Nubosidad variable: Contemporary Feminism in Post-Transition Spain
4 La Reina de las Nieves: Rewriting a Tragedy of Spain’s Transition
5 Lo raro es vivir: Existential Questions in Uncertain Times
6 Irse de casa: Back to the Future in Democratic Spain
7 Los parentheses: Fractured Families in the Twenty-First Century
Conclusion: The Later Novels and Martín Gaite’s Legacy
Notes
Works Cited
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.03.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 2 b-w, 8 color images |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-68448-305-0 / 1684483050 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-68448-305-1 / 9781684483051 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich
