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The first book in English to consider the full extent of the accomplishments and influence the Chilean cultural icon, Violeta Parra. Violeta Parra was an extraordinary figure. She …
Essays on motifs employed in women's novels from Spain and Latin America between 1936 and the present. An analysis of the use made of five structuring devices, or motifs - the …
An original and groundbreaking historiography on fifty years of Uruguayan cinema. Runner-up for the 2014 Publication Prize awarded by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain …
How did Spanish-American writers and veterans in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century use epic poetry to search for ethical solutions to the violent conflicts of their …
Explores Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions. Borges once stated that he had never created a character: 'It's always me, subtly …
Shows how the experience of violence in Argentina shed light on a new sense of "being together" that goes beyond bloodline ties. Co-winner of the 2013 inaugural Publication Prize …
An in-depth study of the presence and representation of Jews in contemporary Argentine film, focusing on films shot since the year 2000. Runner-up for the AHGBI-Spanish Embassy …
Argues for Ocampo's multifaceted development of ambiguity in various media and genres on the levels of language, plot and gender. The critical essays in this volume are dedicated …
An unprecedented close textual analysis of numerous films within their contemporary cultural context. This book engages with representations of social crisis in Argentine fictional …
A comprehensive inquiry into the literary representation of the convulsive social and political changes introduced by the Bolivarian Revolution. La novela venezolana del siglo XXI …