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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808304903321

Autore

Abeyta Michael <1964->

Titolo

Fuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture / / Michael Abeyta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8262-6511-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

863/.64

Soggetti

Gifts in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Old World meets the New : money, usury, and the decline of feudal absolutism -- The gift of (the) story : gift giving as narrative time, act, and death -- Ostentatious offerings : the neobaroque economies of "The New World" --  Markings in the flesh : the sacred bond of writing -- Conjectural legacies : history, memory, and the reinventions of identity

Sommario/riassunto

"Grounding his study on the work of Derrida and Bataille, Abeyta focuses on the theme of the gift in Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Analyzing how gift giving, excess, expenditure, sacrifice, and exchange shape the novel, he reveals its relevance to current discussions about the relationship between art and the gift"--Provided by publisher.