Mothers, Lovers, and Others

The Short Stories of Julio Cortázar

AvCynthia Schmidt-Cruz

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Provocative reappraisal of the portrayal of women in Julio Cortázar's short stories.Using feminist revisions of psychoanalytic thought and cultural studies, Mothers, Lovers, and Others examines the pervasive role of the conception of the feminine in the short stories of Argentine writer Julio Cortázar (1914–1984). Contending that his obsession with the mother is the source of Cortázar's uneasiness with femininity, Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz traces an evolution in his relationship to female space, from a convoluted and defensive posture to a more open and tolerant stance, paralleling his increasing political commitment. Schmidt-Cruz explores the role of gender in Cortázar's quest to reconcile his divided allegiance to Argentina and France, and his denunciation of the atrocities of the Argentine military dictatorship.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-12-04
Mått:171 x 236 x 11 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture
Antal sidor:209
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791459553

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Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

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Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz is Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of Delaware. She is the coauthor (with Frank Sedwick) of Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure, Sixth Edition.

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Acknowledgments Chronology of Cortazar's Stories 1. Introduction: Cortazar's Female Space and the Configuration of Masculinity Cortazar's Psychological Obsessions: What's Mom Got to Do with It?It's Not Me, It's My Dream: The Unconscious and the Unraveling of Sexual IdentityThe Evolution of Female Space: A Cautious Rapprochement 2. The Personal and Cultural Context Cortazar and Women, Cortazar on Women, Cortazar's WomenValues Associated with Motherhood 3. The Omnipotent Mother "La salud de los enfermos": Caring Exquisitely for Mama"Cartas de mama": Fantasies of Persecution 4. Mothers and Lovers A Freudian Fallacy "Historias que me cuento": The Walter Mitty Complex"Deshoras": Desperately Seeking SaraMother's DarlingLove Affairs: Frustration, Betrayal, Violence 5. Defiant Women, or Coming to Terms with Difference "Cambio de luces": What Does Luciana Want? 6. "Euridice, Argentina": Women and the Guilty Expatriate The Family Allegory"El otro cielo": Dispassionate Patriotism"Cartas de mama": Mama in the Empty House"Recortes de prensa": Rage and Impotence during the Proceso"Diario para un cuento": Anabel/Eurydice Shows OrpheusWhat a Cad He Was 7. Women and the "Dirty War" A War Waged on Women's Bodies"Pesadillas": The Anguished Patria"Graffiti": The Female Body—Erotic Object versus Cautionary MessageThe Politicization of Motherhood"Recortes de prensa": Frustrated Writers, Juxtaposed Mothers, Guilty Revenge"Nuevo elogio de la locura": Motherhood, Madness, and Cortazar's "zona sagrada" Conclusion Notes Bibliography Works by CortazarInterviews of CortazarStudies of Cortazar's Works and LifeGeneral Bibliography Index