02131nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10155104 CaPaEBR 20260707182031.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 051215s2006 moua sb s001 0 eng 2005036667 9780826216410 (hard cover : alk. paper) 0826216412 (hard cover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647640395 PQ7297.F793 T432 2006eb 863/.64 22 130155 103613 Abeyta, Michael, 1964- 175668 Fuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture [electronic resource] / Michael Abeyta. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. xi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index. The Old World meets the New : money, usury, and the decline of feudal absolutism -- The gift of (the) story : gift giving as narrative time, act, and death -- Ostentatious offerings : the neobaroque economies of "The New World" -- Markings in the flesh : the sacred bond of writing -- Conjectural legacies : history, memory, and the reinventions of identity "Grounding his study on the work of Derrida and Bataille, Abeyta focuses on the theme of the gift in Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Analyzing how gift giving, excess, expenditure, sacrifice, and exchange shape the novel, he reveals its relevance to current discussions about the relationship between art and the gift"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Fuentes, Carlos. Terra nostra. 175669 Gifts in literature. 108459 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10155104 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 130155 103613