Foundational Fictions by Doris Sommer
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.
DORIS SOMMER is Professor of Latin American Literature at Harvard University and the author of Proceed With Caution, When Engaged by Minority Writing in the Americas, (Harvard 99); Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America, (California 91) and One Master for Another: Populism as Patriarchal Rhetoric in Dominican Novels (op 1984). She edited The Places of History: Regionalism Revisited in Latin America, (Duke 99) and co-edited Nationalisms and Sexualities, (Routledge 91).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520082854 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520082850 |
| Title | Foundational Fictions |
| Author | Doris Sommer |
| Series | Latin American Literature And Culture |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 1993-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 418 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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