The New Historical Novel and the Construction of Femininity in a Novel by Gioconda Belli

Authors

  • Gustavo Camacho Guzmán Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.1-63.5

Keywords:

historical novel, Central American narrative, Gioconda Belli

Abstract

An analysis is presented on El pergamino de la seducción, by Gioconda Belli, about Juana de Castilla (1479-1555). The study refers to the construction of female characters (Juana de Castilla, Isabel La Católica, and Lucía). It is shown that although the novel attempts to revendicate female characters and the feminine figure as opposed to that of the male, there are underlying contradictions in their constructions regarding their position and the masculine figure.

References

Aínsa, Fernando. «La reescritura de la historia en la nueva narrativa latinoamericana», Cuadernos Americanos 4 (1991):13-31.

Belli, Gioconda. El pergamino de la seducción. Barcelona: Seix-Barral, 2007.

Delgado Rodríguez, Wanda. «La mujer habitada y El pergamino de la seducción. Dos propuestas del ser femenino en Gioconda Belli», El Amauta 8-9 (2012).

Grützmacher, Lukasz. «Las trampas del concepto “la nueva novela histórica” y de la retórica de la historia postoficial», Acta Poética 2 (2006): 141-164. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ap.2006.1.193.

Lefere, Robin. La novela histórica: (re)definición, caracterización, tipología. Madrid: Visor Libros, 2013.

Published

2018-05-02

How to Cite

The New Historical Novel and the Construction of Femininity in a Novel by Gioconda Belli. (2018). LETRAS, 63, 79-91. https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.1-63.5

Issue

Section

Feminist Approaches

How to Cite

The New Historical Novel and the Construction of Femininity in a Novel by Gioconda Belli. (2018). LETRAS, 63, 79-91. https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.1-63.5