A Marxist Reading of Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, and Puig

• Author(s): Víctor Manuel Durán,
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Pages: 118
• ISBN_10: 0819193054
  ISBN_13: 9780819193056
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Collections / Caribbean & Latin American , Literary Criticism / American / Hispanic & Latino , Literary Criticism / Caribbean & Latin American , Literary Criticism / Reference , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism ,

Description:... Utilizing selected characteristics of Marxist Literary Theory, this book analyzes the society and environment of three Latin-American countries as presented in three major Spanish-American novels. It focuses on social stratifications, national and international exploitation and addresses the issue of Latin-American identity.

Contents: Introduction; Marxist Literary Theory; A Marxist Reading of Vargas Llosa's La Casa Verde; A Marxist Reading of Fuentes's La Muerte de Artemio Cruz; A Marxist Reading of Puig's Boquitas Pintadas; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.