Introduction: the feminine voice in Latin American Literature -- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648/51?-1695) -- Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814-1873) -- Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) -- Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938) -- Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) -- Clarice Lispector (1920-1977) -- Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974) -- Elena Poniatowska (1993- ) -- Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972) -- Luisa Valenzuela (1938- ) -- Isabel Allende (1942- ) -- Rosario Ferré (1938- ) -- Laura Esquivel (1950- ) -- Laura Restrepo (1950- ).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-239) and index.
Summary
This volume offers a critical study of a representative selection of Latin American women writers who have made major contributions to all literary genres and represent a wide range of literary perspectives and styles.