Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface XI
4. Introduction 1
5. One The Politics of Representation of Women in Mexican Literature 12
6. Two Rulfo's Susana San Juan 34
7. Three Carlos Fuentes and the Subversion of the Social Codes for Women 51
8. Four Juana Ines de la Cruz and Octavio Paz 73
9. Five Questions of Female Identity 90
10. Six Identity and the Other as Myself 114
11. Seven The Hard Edge 144
12. Eight Poetry from the Margins 162
13. Nine Like Water for Chocolate 183
14. Ten Conclusion 191
15. Notes 199
16. Appendix One Women's Education in Mexico 227
17. Appendix Two Other Leading Contemporary Women Writers of Mexico 230
18. Appendix Three Sor Juana Criticism 238
19. Works Cited 241
20. Index 259