Memory And Identity In The Narratives Of Soledad Pu Rtolas
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Memory And Identity In The Narratives Of Soledad Pu Rtolas
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Author : Tamara L. Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2014-09-09
Memory And Identity In The Narratives Of Soledad Pu Rtolas written by Tamara L. Townsend and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Narratives of contemporary Spanish writer Soledad Puértolas (1947-), inducted into the Real Academia Española in 2010, depict the psychological struggles of the individual in postmodern democratic European society. Puértolas’s realist style emphasizes storytelling and character portrayal, and her urban middle-class characters seek satisfying interactions with others and a sense of purpose. Memory aids characters in their quest for meaning and identity, and their use of memory reveals their self-perception and outlook on life. This book maps four ways in which Puértolas’s narratives use memory to approach the fundamental problem of the individual’s search for purpose and identity. Some characters are burdened by memory in certain texts, especially Días del Arenal (1992) and Burdeos (1986). Reflection upon a painful self-defining memory affects their present mood and behavior. For some, this burden causes them to withdraw or to act irresponsibly; others accept and overcome the scars of the past. A second type of character takes an escapist approach to memory, as seen in Queda la noche (1989).Their nostalgic retreat indicates a restless dissatisfaction with the present. In a third type of memory, a secondary character provides the organizing force behind a protagonist’s reminiscences, often an extroverted foil to highlight the protagonist’s introspective nature. Memory of the relationship motivates the protagonist to mentally order his or her own life through the life review process; Una vida inesperada (1997) and La señora Berg (1998) provide examples. Finally, in the amnesic mode, Puértolas departs from realism to experiment with different forms of amnesia, as in La rosa de plata (1999) and Si al atardecer llegara el mensajero (1995). Memory loss highlights the centrality of memory to personhood and identity, while at the same time it draws attention to the inadequacy of memory to explain the totality of existence.
Navigating Through Trauma
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Author : Dr Anna Dos Santos
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2025-02-25
Navigating Through Trauma written by Dr Anna Dos Santos and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-25 with Religion categories.
Trauma is knitted into the fabric of our human existence and Christians are not exempt from it. This book is meant for Bible-believing people who have experienced trauma and want to understand more about the chaos it leaves in its wake. More than that, they also want to address their emotional pain in a biblically sound and responsible way. The book is also for counsellors and pastors who must help believers who have suffered trauma. Research has shown that reflective artmaking is one of the most effective ways to process trauma. In the last chapters of the book, readers will get the opportunity to process their trauma wounding with creative artmaking reflections, derived from principles taken from the story of Creation. The same story God told Job after he suffered severe loss and trauma.
Women S Narratives And The Postmemory Of Displacement In Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : Simona Mitroiu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Women S Narratives And The Postmemory Of Displacement In Central And Eastern Europe written by Simona Mitroiu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume explores the different mechanisms and forms of expression used by women to come to terms with the past, focusing on the variety and complexity of women’s narratives of displacement within the context of Central and Eastern Europe. The first part addresses the quest for personal (post)memory from the perspective of the second and third generations. The touching collaboration established in reconstructing individual and family (post)memories offers invaluable insights into the effects of displacement, coping mechanisms, and resilience. Adopting the idea that the text itself becomes a site of (post)memory, the second part of the volume brings into discussion different sites and develops further this topic in relation to the creative process and visual text. The last part questions the past in relation to trauma and identity displacement in the countries where abusive regimes destroyed social bonds and had a lasting impact on the people lives.
Memory And Identity In The Narratives Of Soledad Pu Rtolas
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Author : Tamara L. Townsend
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Memory And Identity In The Narratives Of Soledad Pu Rtolas written by Tamara L. Townsend and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Literary Criticism categories.
Narratives of contemporary Spanish writer Soledad Pu rtolas (1947-), inducted into the Real Academia Espa ola in 2010, depict the psychological struggles of the individual in postmodern democratic European society. Pu rtolas's realist style emphasizes storytelling and character portrayal, and her urban middle-class characters seek satisfying interactions with others and a sense of purpose. Memory aids characters in their quest for meaning and identity, and their use of memory reveals their self-perception and outlook on life. This book maps four ways in which Pu rtolas's narratives use memory to approach the fundamental problem of the individual's search for purpose and identity. Some characters are burdened by memory in certain texts, especially D as del Arenal (1992) and Burdeos (1986). Reflection upon a painful self-defining memory affects their present mood and behavior. For some, this burden causes them to withdraw or to act irresponsibly; others accept and overcome the scars of the past. A second type of character takes an escapist approach to memory, as seen in Queda la noche (1989). Their nostalgic retreat indicates a restless dissatisfaction with the present. In a third type of memory, a secondary character provides the organizing force behind a protagonist's reminiscences, often an extroverted foil to highlight the protagonist's introspective nature. Memory of the relationship motivates the protagonist to mentally order his or her own life through the life review process; Una vida inesperada (1997) and La se ora Berg (1998) provide examples. Finally, in the amnesic mode, Pu rtolas departs from realism to experiment with different forms of amnesia, as in La rosa de plata (1999) and Si al atardecer llegara el mensajero (1995). Memory loss highlights the centrality of memory to personhood and identity, while at the same time it draws attention to the inadequacy of memory to explain the totality of existence.
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Dissertation Abstracts International written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Dissertations, Academic categories.
Women In Contemporary Spain
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Author : Anny Brooksbank Jones
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1997
Women In Contemporary Spain written by Anny Brooksbank Jones and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Law categories.
This volume gives access to debates in Spanish women's studies.
Spanish Women Writers And The Essay
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Author : Kathleen Mary Glenn
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 1998
Spanish Women Writers And The Essay written by Kathleen Mary Glenn and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Collections categories.
Never before has a book examined Spanish women and their mastery of the essay. In the groundbreaking collection Spanish Women Writers and the Essay, Kathleen M. Glenn and Mercedes Mazquiarán de Rodríguez help to rediscover the neglected genre, which has long been considered a "masculine" form. Taking a feminist perspective, the editors examine why Spanish women have been so drawn to the essay through the decades, from Concepción Arenal's nineteenth-century writings to the modern works of Rosa Montero. Spanish women, historically denied a public voice, have discovered an outlet for their expression via the essay. As essayists, they are granted the authority to address subjects they personally deem important, discuss historical and sociopolitical issues, and denounce female subordination. This genre, which attracts a different audience than does the novel or poem, allows Spanish women writers to engage in a direct dialogue with their readers. Featuring twelve critical investigations of influential female essayists, Spanish Women Writers and the Essay illustrates Spanish women writers' command of the genre, their incorporation of both the ideological and the aesthetic into one concise form, and their skillful use of various strategies for influencing their readers. This fascinating study, which provides English translations for all quotations, will appeal to anyone interested in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Spanish literature, comparative literature, feminist criticism, or women's studies.
Mirrors And Echoes
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Author : Emilie L. Bergmann
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2007-09-02
Mirrors And Echoes written by Emilie L. Bergmann and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
“With contributions by well-known and respected critics, writing of a very high caliber, and essays that explore hitherto uncharted territory, Mirrors and Echoes is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Spanish women's writing.”—Lou Charnon-Deutsch, author of Narratives of Desire: Nineteenth-Century Spanish Fiction by Women
Contemporary Spanish Short Stories
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Author : Jean Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Release Date : 1998-03-26
Contemporary Spanish Short Stories written by Jean Andrews and has been published by Bristol Classical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-26 with Fiction categories.
A collection of short stories by 12 contemporary Spanish writers. The settings vary from the exotic to the historical and the fantastic. Each story follows the theme of a traveller or travellers, who, in the course of the story become lost to reality in some way.
Mother Myth In Spanish Novels
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Author : Sandra J. Schumm
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2011-08-16
Mother Myth In Spanish Novels written by Sandra J. Schumm and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
What if the goddess Athena, who sprang fully-grown from Zeus's head and denied she had a mother, became aware of the compelling existence of her other parent? What if she discovered that her mother, Metis-first wife of Zeus and "wiser than all gods and mortal men," according to Hesiod-was swallowed by her father and continued to impart her wisdom to him from inside his belly? Recent Spanish novels by women parallel this hypothetical situation based on Greek myth by featuring female protagonists who obsessively re-examine the lives of their mothers, seeking to know and understand them. In Mother and Myth in Spanish Novels, Sandra J. Schumm examines six narratives by Spanish authors published since 2000 that focus on a daughter's search to know more about her matriarchal heritage: Carme Riera's La mitad del alma, Lucía Etxebarria's Un milagro en equilibrio, Rosa Montero's El corazón del tártaro, Cristina Cerezales's De oca a oca, María de la Pau Janer's Las mujeres que hay en mí, and Soledad Purtolas's Historia de un abrigo. In each of these novels, the protagonist realizes that failure to integrate the loss of her mother into her life results in the inability to define her self. Without valorization of the maternal subject, the legacy of the daughter is at risk-she is also objectified and swallowed-and the whole society suffers. The daughters' attention to their mothers in these novels is as if Athena had finally recognized that her mother, Metis, had been ingested by Zeus. The myth of Metis and Athena becomes a metaphor of the daughter's quest toward wholeness and individuation in these works; she begins to understand that her maternal legacy is a source of wisdom that has been obscured. These novels by Spanish women strengthen the mother's voice, rescue her from anonymity, and rewrite the matriarchal archetype.