Projections of Peronism in Argentine Autobiography, Biography and Fiction
Distributed for University of Wales Press
334 pages
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5-1/2 x 8-1/2
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© 2007
As shown by the worldwide success of both the stage and film versions of Evita, Eva Perón continues to arouse interest beyond the borders of Argentina. Within the country she holds near-mythic status, yet the effect of Peronism on Argentine culture demands to be better understood. Lloyd Hughes Davies opens a new dimension on Perón’s impact by widening the traditional focus on her influence on literature to include autobiographies and biographies. In the process he demonstrates how the boundaries between the novel, life-writing, and historical writing have become increasingly blurred.
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Contents
Series Editors' Foreword
1. Introduction
Part I: Autobiographical Writing
2. La razón de mi vida and Mi mensaje
3. Wounded Bodies and Wounded Writings: The
Sexual/Textual Deficiencies of Juan Domingo Perón
Part II: Biographical Writing
4. Telling the Full Story: Joseph Page
5. The Limits of Testimonial Biography: Borroni and
Vacca; Sebreli, Taylor
6. Indiscreet Portraitures: Llorca, Navarro, Dujovne Ortiz
Part III: Creative Writing
7. Pale Fire at the Margins of La novela de Péron
8. Portraits of a Lady: Postmodern Readings of Tomàs Eloy
Martínez's Santa Evita
9. Fictive Shadows of Santa Evita: Posse, Pagano, Frers
10. The Fictive Afterglows of Peronism: Puig, Szichman and
Valenzuela
11. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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