Foundational Fictions : The National Romances of Latin America,9780520082854

Foundational Fictions : The National Romances of Latin America

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ISBN13: 9780520082854
ISBN10: 0520082850
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-02-01
Publisher(s): Ingram Publisher Services, Inc.
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Summary

National consolidation and romantic novels go hand in hand in Latin America. "Foundational Fictions" shows how 19th century patriotism and heterosexual passion historically depend on one another to engender productive citizens.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Part I: Irresistible Romance
1(51)
Part II: Love and Country: an Allegorical Speculation
30(22)
Plagiarized Authenticity: Sarmiento's Cooper and others
52(31)
Amalia: Valor at Heart and Home
83(31)
Sab c'est moi
114(24)
O Guarani and Iracema: Brazil's two-faced indigenism
138(34)
Maria's disease: A National Romance (con)founded
172(32)
Something to Celebrate: National Nuptials in Chile and Mexico
204(29)
Starting From Scratch: Late Beginnings and Early (T)races in Enriquillo, Cumanda, and Tabare
233(24)
Love of Country: Populism's Revised Romance in la Voragine and Dona Barbara
257(33)
``It's Wrong to be Right'': Mama Blanca on Fatherly Foundations
290(33)
Notes 323(80)
Index 403

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