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Explaining the bilingual and bicultural poetry and narratives of Julia Alvarez : a case study in the expansion of the English language /

This comprehensive study examines the full body of works by Dominican-American author Julia Alvarez, whose literary corpus includes poetry, historical-fiction novels, essays, short stories, young adult books, and folkloric-based children's texts. This research examines the duality of present in...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blauman, Wendy S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Language Negotiation and Identity in the Poetry of Julia Alvarez; Chapter Two: Poetic Transgression: Saying it Publicly and Spelling it Out; Chapter Three: Tree Poems and Narrative: Setting Down Real and Figurative Roots; Chapter Four: Self-Referntality in the Poetic and Narrative Works of Julia Alvarez; Chapter Five: The Anxiety of Structure in Alvarez's Texts; Chapter Six: Oral Culture: Folklore and Tales in Four of Julia Alvarez's Children's Books and Young Adult Novels.