Open wounds : literature, memory, and space in four rural Iberian communities
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In this dissertation, I analyze the impact of four contemporary novels that deal with memory of the Spanish Civil War and postwar period in the rural Iberian communities that they describe. The novels are: Les veus del Pamano by Jaume Cabré (Catalonia), Soinujolearen semea (2003) (The Accordionist's Son [2007]) by Bernardo Atxaga (The Basque Country), O lapis do carpinteiro (1998) by Manuel Rivas (Galicia), and Cielos de barro (2000) by Dulce Chacón (Extremadura). I am specifically interested in the role that space plays in the creation and reception of literature on the one hand, and how readership of these novels within specific regions of the Spanish state impacts processes of recuperation, conservation, and transmission of historical memory on the other. My analysis is based on field research that I conducted in the areas of Pallars Sobirà, (Catalonia), Asteasu (The Basque Country), Cesantes/Redondela (Galicia), and Zafra (Extremadura) in which I interviewed readers of these novels in order to ask them about their reactions to the novels.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Mack, Todd Kimball |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures |
| Primary advisor | Resina, Joan Ramon |
| Thesis advisor | Resina, Joan Ramon |
| Thesis advisor | Barletta, Vincent |
| Thesis advisor | Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich |
| Thesis advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
| Advisor | Barletta, Vincent |
| Advisor | Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich |
| Advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Todd Kimball Mack. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2012. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2012 by Todd Kimball Mack
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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