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Fuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture [electronic resource] / Michael Abeyta.

By: Abeyta, Michael, 1964-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006Description: xi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Fuentes, Carlos. Terra nostra | Gifts in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 863/.64 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The Old World meets the New : money, usury, and the decline of feudal absolutism -- The gift of (the) story : gift giving as narrative time, act, and death -- Ostentatious offerings : the neobaroque economies of "The New World" -- Markings in the flesh : the sacred bond of writing -- Conjectural legacies : history, memory, and the reinventions of identity
Summary: "Grounding his study on the work of Derrida and Bataille, Abeyta focuses on the theme of the gift in Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Analyzing how gift giving, excess, expenditure, sacrifice, and exchange shape the novel, he reveals its relevance to current discussions about the relationship between art and the gift"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.

The Old World meets the New : money, usury, and the decline of feudal absolutism -- The gift of (the) story : gift giving as narrative time, act, and death -- Ostentatious offerings : the neobaroque economies of "The New World" -- Markings in the flesh : the sacred bond of writing -- Conjectural legacies : history, memory, and the reinventions of identity

"Grounding his study on the work of Derrida and Bataille, Abeyta focuses on the theme of the gift in Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Analyzing how gift giving, excess, expenditure, sacrifice, and exchange shape the novel, he reveals its relevance to current discussions about the relationship between art and the gift"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.