Thesis (M.A.)--Butler University, 1929. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-82).

Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en Literatura / La investigación que aquí se desarrolla analiza el quehacer literario de la escritora cubana Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814-1873), específicamente su segunda novela titulada Dos mujeres, la cual fue publicada en España entre 1842 y 1843 por medio de entregas como folletín. El foco central de este estudio es el análisis y posterior interpretación de los discursos que la autora logró materializar y concretar en el escrito recién mencionado. Dicho de otro modo, este trabajo ha tenido como fin explicitar el tratamiento narrativo, literario y crítico que Gómez de Avellaneda dio al matrimonio y al divorcio, elementos constitutivos de Dos mujeres. Por otro lado, también se precisan las formas en que la autora participó diferencial y efectivamente dentro del espacio público y campo cultural existentes durante el siglo XIX. Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda logró construir, en aquella época, una trayectoria literaria que hoy es muy reconocida, pero que la llevó a enfrentarse con varios obstáculos relacionados, sobre todo, con el hecho de ser una mujer escritora.

Univ., Diss.--Köln, 2001.

Köln, Universität, Thesis (doctoral), 2001.

Informe de Seminario para optar al grado de Licenciado en Lengua y Literatura Hispánica mención Literatura

My thesis proposes a theory of relational identity development in Chicana literature. Gloria Anzaldua's Borderlands/La Frontera offers an interpretation of Chicana identity that is largely based on historical models and mythology, which many scholars have found useful in interpreting Chicana literature. However, I contend that another text, Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street, not only illustrates the need for an alternative paradigm for considering identity development, but in fact offers such an alternative. I argue that Cisneros shows a model for relational identity development, wherein the individual develops in the context of her community and is not determined solely by elements of myth or genealogy. In questioning the historical paradigm of identity development, I examine three key aspects associated with Chicana identity development: gender, home, and language. Employing the theories of Édouard Glissant, I discuss how individual identity development is better understood in terms of relationships and experience rather than historical models. For Chicanas, the roles of women have largely been interpreted as predetermined, set by the mythic figures La Malinche and La Virgen de Guadalupe. However, Cisneros's work shows that this historical tradition is less fruitful in understanding identity than recognizing individuals' experience in context of their relationships. With this communal understanding established, I question the common associations of home and Chicana identity. I argue that Cisneros challenges our very concept of home as she engages and counters the notions of theorist Gaston Bachelard. The idea of a house is metaphorical, becoming a space of communal belonging rather than a physical structure to separate individuals. Finally, I consider how both spoken and written language contribute to relational identity development. I argue that Cisneros's use of language demonstrates that not only does language provide the means for development within a community, but also the means for creation within that society. The theoretical implications of such a relational identity construct are not only an expansion of what is entailed in Chicana identity, but an invitation for broadening the community of theoretical discussion surrounding Chicana literature.