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Title
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The Failed Quest-Romance: Lucía Etxebarria’s Nosotras que no somos como las demás
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Description
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in [Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures] on [Summer 2016], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00397709.2016.1172000
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Creator
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Ross, Catherine Bourland
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Date
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2016-11-22
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Date Available
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2016-11-22
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Date Issued
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2016
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Identifier
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Ross, C. B. (2016). The failed quest-romance: Lucía Etxebarria’s Nosotras que no somos como las demás. Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures, 70(2), 80–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/00397709.2016.1172000
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0039-7709
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uri
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https://collections.southwestern.edu/s/suscholar/item/117
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Abstract
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This article focuses on the short story “Desiderata” found in Lucía Etxebarria's 1999 work Nosotras que no somos como las demás. The article analyzes Etxebarria's use of the quest-romance in “Desiderata” and concludes that the quest fails. I explain the concept of the original quest-romance and its feminized version and then relate those concepts to “Desiderata” through a textual analysis of the story. I suggest that Etxebarria writes a failed quest-romance story to illustrate the limits of the quest as a feminist tool of self-discovery. Whereas the experiences of the quest suggest change and freedom, a closer reading shows how the narrative structure reinforces confinements that women face by consistently allowing the female protagonist a taste of change and then using the mirror as a tool to undermine her experiences.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Symposium:A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures
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Subject
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Etxebarría, Lucía -- 1966-
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Etxebarría, Lucía, -- 1966- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Nosotras que no somos como las demás
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Quest-romance
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Feminism
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Type
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Article
