There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292718128ISBN-10:292718128UPC:9780292718128Book Category:Social Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Popular Culture, Caribbean & Latin AmericanSize:8.97 x 6.02 x 0.72 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SC85YQFS7N
There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture
"How is it that there are so many lloronas?" A haunting figure of Mexican oral and literary traditions, La Llorona permeates the consciousness of her folk community. From a ghost who haunts the riverbank to a murderous mother condemned to wander the earth after killing her own children in an act of revenge or grief, the Weeping Woman has evolved within Chican@ imaginations across centuries, yet...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292718128ISBN-10:292718128UPC:9780292718128Book Category:Social Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Popular Culture, Caribbean & Latin AmericanSize:8.97 x 6.02 x 0.72 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SC85YQFS7N
Domino Renee Perez is Associate Professor in the Department of English and the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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