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9781782040316
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Josefina Aldecoa, in her treatment of themes such as a woman's place in society under and after dictatorship, mother-daughter relationships, war, and memory, confirmed her unique role as a contemporary novelist concerned with women's identity in Spain and as a writer of the mid-century generation ('los niños de la guerra'). The first volume of her trilogy, 'Historia de una maestra', was one of the earliest narratives of historical memory to be produced in Spain. In this sense, Aldecoa's work anticipated new developments in gender studies, such as the intersection of feminist concerns and cultural memory. This book offers a comprehensive examination of Aldecoa's trajectory as a novelist, from 'La enredadera' to 'Hermanas', centring on her primary preoccupations of gender and memory, arguing that Aldecoa's fiction offers a new, more complex understanding of women's identity than previously understood. The work combines the two dominating theoretical components of feminism and cultural memory with close textual analysis of Aldecoa's narratives. Her novels highlight the importance of the details of women's daily experiences and struggles throughout the twentieth century, a period of significant socio-political upheaval and change in Spain's history. NUALA KENNY teaches Spanish at the National University of Maynooth, Ireland
Inhalt:
Feminism -- Women and identity: la enredadera, la casa gris and Hermanas -- Love and relationships: proque éramos jóvens, el vergel and el enigma -- Memory and civil war: historia de una maestra. mujered de negro and la fuerza del destino
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ISBN 9781855662445
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781855662445
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Rodríguez Aldecoa, Josefina 1926-2011
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