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Mariflor
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Gender and Nation in the Spanish Modernist Novel
Offering a fresh, revisionist analysis of Spanish fiction from 1900 to 1940, this study examines the work of both men and women writers and how they practiced differing forms of modernism. As Roberta Johnson notes, Spanish male novelists emphasized technical and verbal innovation in representing the contents of an individual consciousness and thus were more modernist in the usual understanding of the term. Female writers, on the other hand, were less aesthetically innovative but engaged in a social modernism that focused on domestic issues, gender roles, and relations between the sexes. Compared to the more conventional--even reactionary--ways their male counterparts treated such matters, Sp...
The red beacon
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Cargoes for Crusoes
In "Cargoes for Crusoes," Grant M. Overton presents a thought-provoking exploration of the themes of survival and human ingenuity through the lens of travel and adventure literature. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, Overton's prose is characterized by rich, descriptive passages that evoke the fantastical and often perilous journeys undertaken by seafarers and explorers. The book engages with the romantic notions of adventure, capturing the essence of longing and the spirit of discovery prevalent in the literature of his time, all while delivering a nuanced critique of colonialism's impact on both the native people and the environment. Grant M. Overton, an accomplished auth...
