Short fiction by Spanish-American women

Author(s)
    • Fishburn, Evelyn
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Short fiction by Spanish-American women

edited with introduction, critical analysis, notes and vocabulary by Evelyn Fishburn

(Hispanic texts)

Manchester University Press, 1998

  • pbk

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Note

Bibliography: p118-120

Spanish text with English introduction, criticism and notes

Contents of Works
  • La historia de María Griselda / by María Luisa Bombal
  • El derrumbamiento / by Armonía Somers
  • Lección de cocina / by Rosario Castellanos
  • Mercedes Benz 220 SL / by Rosario Ferré
  • Soñadora compulsiva / by Silvina Ocampo
Description and Table of Contents
Volume

pbk ISBN 9780719047442

Description

This book focuses on the historical and current place of religion in the Irish education system from the perspective of children's rights and citizenship. It offers a critical analysis of the political, cultural and social forces that have shaped the system, looking at how the denominational model has been adapted to increased religious and cultural diversity in Irish society and showing that recent changes have failed to address persistent discrimination and the absence of respect for freedom of conscience. It relates current debates on the denominational system and the role of the State in education to competing narratives of national identity that reflect nationalist-communitarian or republican political outlooks. This book will be essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of education policy and Church/State relations in Ireland and will also engage non-academic audiences with an interest or involvement in Irish education. -- .

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - the background
  • feminism and literature
  • the short story in Latin America
  • an overview
  • Maria Luisa Bombal - "La historia de Maria Griselda"
  • Armonia Somers - "El derrumbamiento"
  • Rosario Castellano - "Leccion de cocina"
  • Roasario Ferre - "Mercedes Benz 220 SL"
  • Silvina Ocampo - "Sonadora compulsiva".
Volume

ISBN 9780719052866

Description

Provides a grouping of Spanish-American short stories written by women, emphasizing their differences as much as their similarities. Bombal's "La historia de Maria Griselda" delves into the family tensions found in a country house in southern Chile. Somers' mordant, black humour is present in "El derrumbiento", and "Leccion de cocina" is a humorous but pessimistic account of the profound changes that marriage demands from the Mexican middle-class woman. The texts are preceded by an introduction to Spanish-American women's writing and substantial analyses of the stories from a predominantly feminist perspective.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - the background
  • feminism and literature
  • the short story in Latin America
  • an overview
  • Maria Luisa Bombal - "La historia de Maria Griselda"
  • Armonia Somers - "El derrumbamiento"
  • Rosario Castellano - "Leccion de cocina"
  • Roasario Ferre - "Mercedes Benz 220 SL"
  • Silvina Ocampo - "Sonadora compulsiva".

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