UID:
edocfu_9961412400002883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 223 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-80010-621-1
Series Statement:
Icons of the Luso-Hispanic world, [3]
Content:
A pioneer of early modern feminism, María de Zayas y Sotomayor wrote poetry, drama and prose but is best known for two page-turning collections of short stories: 〈i〉Exemplary Tales of Love〈/i〉 (1637) and 〈i〉Tales of Disillusion〈/i〉 (1647). This book provides an engaging introduction to Zayas and her work. It begins by relating what we know of her life, placing her in her socio-political and economic context and addressing the issue of women's literacy. Following chapters examine her use of sexual desire, violence and humour in her tales; her narrative structures; and her oral style. The book then turns to identity construction in her tales and in society, analysing questions of gender, class, family and 'race', and to her treatment of religion, magic and the supernatural. The final chapters explore Zayas's status as a proto-feminist; her early modern reception in Spain and elsewhere; and various critical readings of her work.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Feb 2024).
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Zayas : her life and times -- Exemplary tales of love : A contradiction? -- Settings, styles and models : Zayas's literary context -- Turning the tables on men in Exemplary tales of love -- Bodies in pain : Tales of disillusion -- Identifying the subject -- I believe : religion, magic, the supernatural -- Zayas on women -- Conclusion : Zayas's afterlives -- Appendix: Plot summaries.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-85566-360-0
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
DOI:
10.1515/9781800106215
