LEADER 02253nam 2200517 a 450 001 9910808304903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8262-6511-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000467118 035 $a(OCoLC)614927422 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10155104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000159582 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11946950 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159582 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10158399 035 $a(PQKB)11626164 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570899 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570899 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10155104 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000467118 100 $a20051215d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture /$fMichael Abeyta 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (199 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8262-1641-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index. 327 $aThe 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 330 $a"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. 606 $aGifts in literature 615 0$aGifts in literature. 676 $a863/.64 700 $aAbeyta$b Michael$f1964-$01609136 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808304903321 996 $aFuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture$93936223 997 $aUNINA