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Women Singing in the Snow: A Cultural Analysis of Chicana Literature

Tey Diana Rebolledo

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This first book-length analysis of the Chicana literary tradition traces the development of Chicana literature from 1848 to the present. Rebolledo discusses major writers' works, important myths and archetypes, and key theoretical issues; she then shows the ways in which Chicana writers explore subjectivity and identity in their writing, the struggle Chicana writers have faced in finding their voices and developing a strong and ethnically tagged language, and the ways they have broken taboos by transgressing into traditionally male spaces.

Language: English

Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Release: March 01, 1995

ISBN: 0816515468

ISBN 13: 9780816515462

Women Singing in the Snow: A Cultural Analysis of Chicana Literature

Tey Diana Rebolledo

4/5 ( ratings)

This first book-length analysis of the Chicana literary tradition traces the development of Chicana literature from 1848 to the present. Rebolledo discusses major writers' works, important myths and archetypes, and key theoretical issues; she then shows the ways in which Chicana writers explore subjectivity and identity in their writing, the struggle Chicana writers have faced in finding their voices and developing a strong and ethnically tagged language, and the ways they have broken taboos by transgressing into traditionally male spaces.

Language: English

Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Release: March 01, 1995

ISBN: 0816515468

ISBN 13: 9780816515462

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