Pragmatic passions : melodrama and Latin American social narrative /
Matthew Bush.
- 1 online resource.
- Ediciones de Iberoamericana. Historia y crítica de la literatura ; 74 .
- Editionen der Iberoamericana. Serie A, Literaturgeschichte und -kritik ; 74. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Stirring emotion, assessing progress -- Doña Bárbara or the complications of clear-cut melodrama -- Suffering and retribution : the politicized theatrics of El tungsteno -- What more can one man do? : disillusionment and conformity in El amor brujo -- Romance, intrigue, and more in Gabriela, cravo e canela -- Episodes of passion and remorse : the excesses of La muerte de Artemio Cruz -- And then... melodrama beyond the boom.
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Latin American literature--History and criticism. Melodrama.