TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abeyta,Michael
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Fuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture
AV  - PQ7297.F793 T432 2006eb
U1  - 863/.64 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Fuentes, Carlos.
KW  - Gifts in literature
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "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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