This book addresses a critical need in modern day literary criticism. While the literary work of contemporary Spanish male writers has received considerable attention, the same cannot be said for that of their female counterparts. The eleven articles in this collection the first of its kind to be published in English deal specifically with the social and psychological needs of women as reflected in the works of several contemporary Spanish women writers. ". . . well written, well researched, and thoughtfully articulated essays." -Francesca Colecchia, Crítica Hispánica.
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Rewriting myth and history / Elizabeth Ordoñez
- Historical novel from a feminine perspective: Urraca / Birute Ciplijauskaite
- Personal and public history in Laforet's long novels / Roberta Johnson
- Portraits of the femme seule by Laforet, Matute, Soriano, Martín Gaite, Galavarriato, Quiroga, and Medio / Janet Perez
- Self-discovery in Quiroga's Presente profundo / Carolyn Galerstein
- The challenge of Martín Gaite's woman hero / Joan Lipman Brown
- The feminist message: propaganda and/ or art? A study of two novels by Rosa Montero / Eunice Myers
- The dilemma of the modern woman: Woman: A Study of the Female Characters in Rosa Montero's Novels / Roberto Manteiga
- A feminist literary renaissance in Catalonia / Kathleen McNerney
- The renewal of the quest in Esther Tusquet's El mismo mar de todos los veranos / Lucy Lee-Bonnano
- Montserrat Roig: a feminine perspective and a journalistic slant / Catherine G. Bellver
- Bibliography
- List of contributors