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The Feminine Characters In Soledad Acosta’S Una Holandesa En América And The Construction Of A New National Model, Laura Lopez Jan 2017

The Feminine Characters In Soledad Acosta’S Una Holandesa En América And The Construction Of A New National Model, Laura Lopez

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In the novel Una holandesa en América (A Dutchwoman in America), Soledad Acosta (1833-1913, Bogota, Colombia) traces the journey of a young woman, Lucía, to America. Acosta uses literary models such as the Bildungsroman and the chronicles of European travelers to explore women’s place in society of her time and the question of European modernity against American “barbarism” in the context of national construction. As most of the speeches around this topic are from men, Acosta offers a different point of view in the debate and puts into question-established ideas.


The Nineteenth-Century Latin American National Romance And The Role Of Women, Lisa D. Reyes Jan 1992

The Nineteenth-Century Latin American National Romance And The Role Of Women, Lisa D. Reyes

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Prostitutes, Mothers And Women: Old Metaphor And New In La Casa Verde, Jill Robbins Jan 1986

Prostitutes, Mothers And Women: Old Metaphor And New In La Casa Verde, Jill Robbins

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