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Como Me Lo Contraron Te Lo Cuento: Estudio Critico Y Traduccion De "Vivir Del Cuento" De Manuel Ramos Otero

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2006
Summary:
There are characters whose existence depends upon their stories being told, and the same may be said of authors. The Puerto Rican author Manuel Ramos Otero died on October 7, 1990, leaving a body of work that includes four collections of short stories, two books of poetry, and a novel. At present, his work is not well-known outside of Puerto Rico. His readership is limited to Spanish speakers since he wrote exclusively in Spanish and his works have not been translated. This study introduces the author to the English-speaking reader, locating the work in its literary context, and presents a critical analysis and, to my knowledge, the first English translation of his short story "Vivir del cuento." It includes a discussion of the controversy regarding the appropriateness of English in Puerto Rican literature.
Title: Como Me Lo Contraron Te Lo Cuento: Estudio Critico Y Traduccion De "Vivir Del Cuento" De Manuel Ramos Otero.
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Name(s): Gregor, Patricia.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Gamboa, Yolanda, Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Issued: 2006
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 77 p.
Language(s): Spanish
Summary: There are characters whose existence depends upon their stories being told, and the same may be said of authors. The Puerto Rican author Manuel Ramos Otero died on October 7, 1990, leaving a body of work that includes four collections of short stories, two books of poetry, and a novel. At present, his work is not well-known outside of Puerto Rico. His readership is limited to Spanish speakers since he wrote exclusively in Spanish and his works have not been translated. This study introduces the author to the English-speaking reader, locating the work in its literary context, and presents a critical analysis and, to my knowledge, the first English translation of his short story "Vivir del cuento." It includes a discussion of the controversy regarding the appropriateness of English in Puerto Rican literature.
Identifier: 9780542566691 (isbn), 13327 (digitool), FADT13327 (IID), fau:10177 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2006.
Includes to the author's knowledge the first English translation of Manuel Ramos Otero's "Vivir del cuento".
Subject(s): Ramos Otero, Manuel.--Vivir del cuento.
Ramos Otero, Manuel--Criticism and interpretation.
Puerto Rican literature--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.
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