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Goats Die, Butterflies Fly: Portrayals Of Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo (1891–1961) In Historical Fiction And Non-Fiction, Jocelyn R. Brown Jan 2023

Goats Die, Butterflies Fly: Portrayals Of Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo (1891–1961) In Historical Fiction And Non-Fiction, Jocelyn R. Brown

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The dictator novel has become a staple of Latin American literature in the 20th century. As the intersection of art, culture, and politics, these novels are interested in painting intimate pictures of their dictator to examine the psychology of power and the lure of authoritarianism. This project focuses on analyzing the the rise and fall of Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891–1961) through literary lenses. This project compares the ways in which Trujillo and his regime (El Trujillato) are portrayed in both non-fiction and historical fiction. Trujillo was an excellent storyteller, known for his cult of personality …


Gertrudis The Great: First Abolitionist And Feminist In The Americas And Spain, María C. Albin, Megan L. Corbin, Raúl Marrero-Fente Apr 2017

Gertrudis The Great: First Abolitionist And Feminist In The Americas And Spain, María C. Albin, Megan L. Corbin, Raúl Marrero-Fente

Languages & Cultures Faculty Publications

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A Transnational Figure: Gertrudis Gómez De Avellaneda And The American Press, María C. Albin, Megan L. Corbin, Raúl Marrero-Fente Apr 2017

A Transnational Figure: Gertrudis Gómez De Avellaneda And The American Press, María C. Albin, Megan L. Corbin, Raúl Marrero-Fente

Languages & Cultures Faculty Publications

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Stranger In A Strange Land: The Discourse Of Alienation In Gómez De Avellaneda's Abolitionist Novel Sab, Stacey Schlau Sep 1986

Stranger In A Strange Land: The Discourse Of Alienation In Gómez De Avellaneda's Abolitionist Novel Sab, Stacey Schlau

Languages & Cultures Faculty Publications

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