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Impossible choices : the implications of the cultural references in the novels of Manuel Puig / by Pamela Bacarisse.

Title
Impossible choices : the implications of the cultural references in the novels of Manuel Puig / by Pamela Bacarisse.
Author
Bacarisse, Pamela.
Publication
Calgary, Alta. : University of Calgary Press ; Cardiff : University of Wales Press, c1993.

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Description
172 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Puig, Manuel
  • Puig, Manuel > Criticism and interpretation
  • Culture in literature
  • Spanish fiction
  • Argentina
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 153-160. - Includes indexes.
Contents
Novels by Manuel Puig -- I. Sexuality. The Superior Man. Madness and Death. Woman the Betrayer -- II. The Female Image. Maternal Sacrifice. Abused Women. Female Independence -- III. Divided Loyalties. Duty and Desire. The Flesh and the Spirit. Aesthetics versus Ethics. Knowledge and Emotion -- IV. Oppression. Political and Social Tyranny. The Jews. Exile, Isolation, Poverty, Death -- V. The Search for Identity. Nationalism and Cultural Dependence. Identity and Guilt. Emulation. Psychology, Philosophy, Nature -- VI. Harsh Reality. Dualism and the Dark Side of Existence. Betrayal. Disillusion. The Reduction of Man -- VII. Destiny. Determinism. Living with Death -- VIII. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0708311911
  • 1895176212 (Canada)
LCCN
gb^93030485^
OCLC
  • 28337615
  • SCSB-11922688
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library