Narratives of astonishment: Miscegenation in New World literature

dc.contributor.advisorMorris, Wesley A.en_US
dc.creatorBuaas, John Wesleyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:18:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:18:07Zen_US
dc.date.issued1994en_US
dc.description.abstractThrough readings of a variety of literary and historical narratives from throughout the Americas dating from the 16th century to the present, I show that miscegenation, its sudden and disrupting revelation in these narratives serving as the catalyst for utopian and/or apocalyptic rhetoric, becomes a trope for New World cultural identity (Utopia and Apocalypse themselves being crucial ideas for this hemisphere). I call by the name "Astonishment" the resulting space created by the sudden revelation of miscegenation in these narratives.en_US
dc.format.extent235 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ENGL. 1994 BUAASen_US
dc.identifier.citationBuaas, John Wesley. "Narratives of astonishment: Miscegenation in New World literature." (1994) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16710">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16710</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/16710en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectComparative literatureen_US
dc.subjectAmerican literatureen_US
dc.subjectCanadian literatureen_US
dc.subjectLatin American literatureen_US
dc.titleNarratives of astonishment: Miscegenation in New World literatureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEnglishen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
9514157.PDF
Size:
988.81 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format