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Juana Manuela Gorriti and the Persistence of Memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2022

Beatriz Urraca
Beatriz Urraca*
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Wallingford, Pennsylvania
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This study analyzes the work of Juana Manuela Gorriti, one of the most prominent women writers in nineteenth-century Argentina. It unravels the notions that structure Gorriti's ideas of literature, history, and nation and illustrates how her work established close links between memory, continuity, and the role of women in the creation of national identities in Latin America. Her short stories and autobiographical pieces are situated within their historical context and literary milieu. The Rosas dictatorship and its aftermath are examined as played out in Gorriti's fiction, in stories where violence against women, the ghostly, and popular culture became central themes through which Gorriti created myths of personal history and national identity. The essay also explores the ways in which her female characters illustrate the strategies of ordinary women for turning their social constraints into public action.

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Research Reports and Notes
Information
Latin American Research Review , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , 1999 , pp. 151 - 173
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Copyright © 1999 by the University of Texas Press

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