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Literary Criticism Spanish & Portuguese

Bilingual Legacies

Father Figures in Self-Writing from Barcelona

by (author) Anna Casas Aguilar

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2022
Category
Spanish & Portuguese, 20th Century, Spain & Portugal
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487545017
    Publish Date
    May 2022
    List Price
    $65.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487545000
    Publish Date
    Jul 2022
    List Price
    $65.00

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Description

Bilingual Legacies examines fatherhood in the work of four canonical Spanish authors born in Barcelona and raised during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Drawing on the autobiographical texts of Juan Goytisolo, Carlos Barral, Terenci Moix, and Clara Janés, the book explores how these authors understood gender roles and paternal figures as well as how they positioned themselves in relation to Spanish and Catalan literary traditions.

 

Anna Casas Aguilar contends that through their presentation of father figures, these authors subvert static ideas surrounding fatherhood. She argues that this diversity was crucial in opening the door to revised gender models in Spain during the democratic period. Moving beyond the shadow of the dictator, Casas Aguilar shows how these writers distinguished between the patriarchal "father of the nation" and their own paternal figures. In doing so, Bilingual Legacies sheds light on the complexity of Spanish conceptions of gender, language, and family and illustrates how notions of masculinity, authorship, and canon are interrelated.

About the author

Anna Casas Aguilar is an assistant professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of British Columbia.

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Awards

  • Commended, NACS Award 2024 Awarded by the North American Catalan Society