History and memory in the two souths recent Southern and Spanish American fiction / Deborah N. Cohn.

Author/creator Cohn, Deborah N., 1967-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNashville : Vanderbilt University Press,
Descriptionx, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
American fiction--Southern States. --History and criticism.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.
Literature and history--Southern States. --History. --20th century.
Spanish American fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
Literature and history--Latin America. --History. --20th century.
Historical fiction, Spanish American--History and criticism.
Comparative literature--American and Spanish American.
Comparative literature--Spanish American and American.
Autobiographical memory in literature.
Memory in literature.
Southern States--Intellectual life. --1865-.
Southern States--In literature.
Latin America--In literature.

Contents Introduction: the U.S. South and Spanish America: neighboring spaces and the search for meaning in difficult pasts -- The case of the fabricated facts: invented information and the problems of reconstructing the past in Absalom, Absalom! and the real life of Alejandro Mayta -- To see or not to see: invisibility, clairvoyance, and re-visions of history in Invisible man and The house of the spirits -- Paradise lost and regained: the old order and memory in the Miranda stories and Pedro Páramo -- Conclusion: race and place in identity and history -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-230) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 98058119
ISBN0826513328 (alk. paper)
ISBN0826513379 (pbk. : alk paper)

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