TY - BOOK AU - Biron,Rebecca E. ED - Bucknell University Press. TI - Elena Garro and Mexico's Modern Dreams T2 - Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory SN - 9781611484717 AV - PQ7297 .G3585 U1 - 868.6409868/.6409 PY - 2012/// CY - Lanham PB - Bucknell University Press KW - Garro, Elena KW - Garro, Elena. KW - National characteristics, Mexican, in literature KW - Modernism (Literature) KW - Mexico KW - Mexicans in literature KW - Mexicains dans la littérature KW - Modernisme (Littérature) KW - Mexique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - Spanish & Portuguese KW - bisacsh KW - Civilization KW - fast KW - Civilisation KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Acknowledgments; Note on translations; 1 Ex-centricities; 2 The Political is Personal; 3 Critical Confrontations; 4 Contradictions; 5 Life Writing; 6 Nation Writing; 7 Modern Dreams; 8 The Anxiety of Desire; Bibliography; Index; About the Author N2 - Blending cultural studies, literary analysis, and political and intellectual history, Elena Garro and Mexico's Modern Dreams shows how Elena Garro's life and work expose the impasses inherent to the concept of Mexican modernity. While Garro is well known for the gossip and conflicts she created in literary and political circles, this study explores her radical critique of Mexican modernity and its intellectual apologists. Her critique also applies to the UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=631660 ER -