Foundational fictions : the national romances of Latin America - Sommer, Doris, 1947- (Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991)
Part I: Irresistible romance -- Part II: love and country: an allegorical speculation -- Plagiarized authenticity: Sarmiento's cooper and others -- Amalia: valor at heart and home -- Sab C'est Moi -- O Guarani and Iracema: Brazil's two-faced indigenism -- Maria's disease: a national romance (con)founded -- Something to celebrate: national nuptials in Chile and Mexico -- Starting from scratch: late beginnings and early (t)races in Enriquillo, Cumanda, and Tabare -- Love of country: populism's revised romance in La Voragine and Dona Barbara -- "It's wrong to be right": Mama Blanca on fatherly foundations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Latin American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Literature and society -- Latin America; Nationalism in literature; Roman latino-américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique; Littérature et société -- Amérique latine; Nationalisme dans la littérature.; Latin American fiction; Literature and society; Nationalism in literature; Latin America; 1800-1899; Literary criticism; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Literary criticism; Critiques littéraires.