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Recuerdos de viaje (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Eduarda Mansilla De Garcia (Author), P Spicer-Escalante J (Editor)
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September 19, 2006
In Recuerdos de viaje (1882), the Argentine author and intellectual Eduarda Mansilla de Garcia (1838-1892) presents a stimulating travel narrative which encompasses her travel experiences as the wife of an Argentine diplomat posted to Washington, D.C in Lincoln-era United States (1861-1865). In this captivating and intelligent chronicle, a prototypical work of Latin American female travel writing, Mansilla de García --the daughter of an Independence-era military heroe, niece of the infamous Governor of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and sister to one of Argentina's most distinguished Nineteenth Century writers, Lucio Victorio Mansilla-- takes advantage of her distinguished social, cultural and political position and knowledge, casting her traveler's gaze upon the young American republic, and interpreting the cultural and social minutiae of life in mid-Nineteenth Century United States, including the intimate details of domestic and public life --and strife, as she observes the first tremors of the Civil War-- as well as the role of women, history and politics in the fledgling U. S. democracy. In the preliminary study to this text, Prof. J.P. Spicer-Escalante examines the evolution of the travel genre in the Western world, the appearance and relevance of female travel writing, and the intersection between the author's biography and travel experiences, as well as reflecting on Mansilla de García's broader contribution to Latin American women's travel writing in particular and to travel writing in general, adding in-depth notes that contribute to a more profound comprehension of the author's work. This new edition of Mansilla de Garcia's classic work - fully annotated, conveniently priced and easily available in the U. S. is a must for any literature course that highlights fin-de-siecle nineteenth century Hispanic American literature in general, as well as other thematics, such as gender issues, female writers, cross-cultural analysis, women's travel writing and Latin American travel writing in particular.

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  • Paperback: 164 pages
  • Publisher: Stockcero; annotated edition edition (September 19, 2006)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 9871136579
  • ISBN-13: 978-9871136575
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,914,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Recuerdos de Viaje, February 12, 2011
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Para mí, Recuerdos de Viaje ha sido diferente que cualquier otra obra que jamás he leído en una clase de literatura, en cualquier idioma, pues no era nada de ficción, ni fue un ensayo. Además de esto me interesó muchísimo la perspectiva femenina del libro. Por ejemplo Mansilla habló del costumbre de que las mujeres, al llegar a una fiesta, llevaban ropa extra para cambiarse y ponerse el maquillaje antes reunirse con los otros invitados. Yo no sabía esto a pesar de ser de los estados unidos. Me parece que ella sabe más de nuestra cultura de aquella época que nosotros, siendo ella extranjera. También habló mucho de la experiencia de los niños de la época. Este estos dos ejemplos son cosas que sola una mujer podría saber.
La segunda tema que me interesó fueron sus descripciones del cuerpo diplomático. Obviamente Mansilla era esposa de un diplomático. Pero en el libro había muchas referencias a reuniones entre diplomáticos de diferentes países donde tenían lo que me parecían tertulias en que hablaron de literatura y la cultura. Un ejemplo de esto es cuando Mansilla converso con algunos nobles y príncipes de Francia en una de las embajadas. También me parece que el cuerpo diplomático era como una aristocracia elite en los estados unidos, donde normalmente no hay.
La tercera tema que me interesa es la perspectiva de la autora de que durante la guerra civil, el sur fue el centro de la cultura estadounidense. Actualmente la gente piensa que el sur era el centro de la maldad y el norte el centro de todo lo bueno. Pero Mansilla lamenta que se hubiera caído porque era la bastión de la cultura. Esto da una nueva perspectiva a las circunstancias muy complicadas de aquella época de la historia estadounidense.
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