This book examines how Chicana literature in three genres-memoir,
folklore, and fiction-arose at the turn of the twentieth century in
the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. Lopez examines
three women writers and highlights their contributions to Chicana
writing in its earliest years as well as their contributions to the
genres in which they wrote. The women -- Leonor Villegas de Magnon,
Jovita Idar, and Josefina Niggli-represent three powerful voices
from which to gain a clearer understanding of women's lives and
struggles during and after the Mexican Revolution and also, offer
surprising insights into women's active roles in border life and
the revolution itself. Readers are encouraged to rethink Chicana
lives, and expand their ideas of "Chicana" from a subset of the
Chicano Movement of the 1960s to a vibrant and vigorous reality
stretching back into the past.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues |
Release date: |
November 2006 |
First published: |
1998 |
Authors: |
Sam Lopez
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-95553-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
Literary studies >
From 1900
|
LSN: |
0-415-95553-X |
Barcode: |
9780415955539 |
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