Journal | Rassegna iberistica
Journal issue | 39 | 105 | 2016
Research Article | The Voice of the Descendants
The Voice of the Descendants
The Lebanese Cultural Horizon in the Novels Las hojas muertas by Bárbara Jacobs and En el verano, la tierra by Carlos Martínez Assad
- Benedetta Belloni - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Italia - email
Abstract
The article investigates the traces that Lebanese culture has left in the novels of two Lebanese-Mexican writers: En el verano, la tierra by Carlos Martínez Assad and Las hojas muertas by Barbara Jacobs. First, the article briefly examines the historical background of Lebanese migration to Mexico between XIX and XX centuries and it observes the two novels in general and the profile of the authors. Secondly, it carries out the analysis of some shared themes related to the process of reconstruction of identity.
Submitted: July 1, 2015 | Accepted: Nov. 7, 2015 | Published June 30, 2016 | Language: es
Keywords Lebanese culture • Carlos Martínez Assad • Contemporary mexican narrative • Bárbara Jacobs • Identity
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ECF_article_149 |
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dc.title |
The Voice of the Descendants. The Lebanese Cultural Horizon in the Novels Las hojas muertas by Bárbara Jacobs and En el verano, la tierra by Carlos Martínez Assad |
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dc.contributor.author |
Belloni Benedetta |
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dc.publisher |
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
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dc.type |
Research Article |
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dc.language.iso |
es |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/rassegna-iberistica/2016/105/la-voz-de-los-descendientes/ |
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dc.description.abstract |
The article investigates the traces that Lebanese culture has left in the novels of two Lebanese-Mexican writers: En el verano, la tierra by Carlos Martínez Assad and Las hojas muertas by Barbara Jacobs. First, the article briefly examines the historical background of Lebanese migration to Mexico between XIX and XX centuries and it observes the two novels in general and the profile of the authors. Secondly, it carries out the analysis of some shared themes related to the process of reconstruction of identity. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Rassegna iberistica |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Vol. 39 | Issue 105 | June 2016 |
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dc.issued |
2016-06-30 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2015-11-07 |
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dc.dateSubmitted |
2015-07-01 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2037-6588 |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.14277/2037-6588/Ri-39-105-16-4 |
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dc.peer-review |
yes |
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dc.subject |
Bárbara Jacobs |
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dc.subject |
Bárbara Jacobs |
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dc.subject |
Carlos Martínez Assad |
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dc.subject |
Carlos Martínez Assad |
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dc.subject |
Contemporary mexican narrative |
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dc.subject |
Contemporary mexican narrative |
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dc.subject |
Identity |
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dc.subject |
Identity |
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dc.subject |
Lebanese culture |
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dc.subject |
Lebanese culture |
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