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An exploration of Silvina Ocampo’s revolutionary reimagining of motherhood and childhood. Silvina Ocampo’s works are currently enjoying unprecedented attention from scholars, writers, journalists, translators, and film directors. This book explores the reason for the growing interest in her work and connects it to her transgressive representations of motherhood and childhood. The unique vantage point of this book, the mother and child dyad, will appeal to readers interested in Latin American literature, women writers, gender studies, and queer theory.

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Author:   Fernanda Zullo-Ruiz ,  Fernanda Zullo-Zuiz
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
ISBN:  

9781837720750

ISBN 10:   1837720754
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction: Silvina Ocampo Today Section I: Mater Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks on Motherhood Chapter 2: The Dead Mother in ‘Rhadamanthos’ Chapter 3: The (Pro)Creative Mother in ‘El cuaderno’ Chapter 4: The Absent Egotistical Mother in ‘Las invitadas’ Chapter 5: The Mercenary Mother in ‘La furia’ Chapter 6: The GenderBending Mother of ‘Santa Teodora’ Chapter 7: Concluding Remarks on Motherhood Section II: Filius Chapter 8: Introductory Remarks on Childhood Chapter 9: Childhood as a Race in ‘La raza inextinguible’ Chapter 10: Childhood in Reverse: ‘Cartas confidenciales’ Chapter 11: Childhood Rebellion in ‘La hija del toro’ Chapter 12: The Spatial Organization of Rape in ‘El pecado mortal’ Chapter 13: Concluding Remarks on Childhood Conclusion: Mapping the Final Portrait of Mater et Filius Bibliography Index

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Fernanda Zullo-Ruiz is professor of Spanish at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. She is the coeditor of New Readings of Silvina Ocampo: Beyond Fantasy, the first English-language book of essays by international Ocampo scholars, with Patricia N. Klingenberg.

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