{"product_id":"a-dead-rose-paperback","title":"A Dead Rose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAurora Caceres\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Kanost\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfairly forgotten Peruvian feminist writer \u003cstrong\u003eAurora C ceres\u003c\/strong\u003e(1877-1958) has gained a new wave of readers in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003ecentury -ironically, through her engagement of a literary movement, Spanish American \u003cem\u003emodernismo\u003c\/em\u003e, that denied women writers a place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in Paris in 1914, C ceres's novel \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa rosa muerta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, translated by Laura Kanost as \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Dead Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, stands today as the most influential \u003cem\u003emodernista\u003c\/em\u003eprose work penned by a woman. In this audacious story of an ailing woman who initiates an affair with her gynecologist, C ceres not only defies cultural conventions of feminine modesty to speak publicly about women's health and sexuality, but does so by appropriating the language of a literary movement that silenced women.Unlike her most of her contemporaries, C ceres does not reduce illness to a clinical case, an example of degeneration, or a symbol of social ills -nor does her protagonist's affliction merely signal the social deviance of the \u003cem\u003emodernista\u003c\/em\u003eintellectual or the beauty ascribed to the objectified \u003cem\u003emodernista\u003c\/em\u003ewoman, seen as still more beautiful if languishing or dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather, C ceres portrays illness as a multifaceted experience that is affected by the social context within which it takes place and ultimately is not overcome through modern medicine. Left to carry on into the future are two characters who thrive because they are not constrained by gender conventions: a nurturing, selfless male doctor devoted to science, and his beautiful and deeply intelligent young daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Dead Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis an extension of C ceres's cosmopolitan identity and feminist stance developed over a lifetime of travel and scholarship. The daughter of a Peruvian president, C ceres was equally at home in the Americas and Europe. She founded numerous feminist and cultural organizations and authored essays, novels, short stories, and life-writing, including a memoir of her turbulent marriage to famed Guatemalan \u003cem\u003emodernista\u003c\/em\u003eEnrique G mez Carrillo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteeped in the modern technologies, fashions, and social networks of early 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century Paris and Berlin, this brief and engaging novel will appeal to readers interested in gender and women's studies, global literature, and medical humanities. Dr. Kanost's introductory study contextualizes the novel within the author's production and explores its connections to \u003cem\u003emodernismo\u003c\/em\u003eand feminism, engaging the critical conversation that developed in the wake of the novel's second edition, prepared by Dr. Thomas Ward (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712561713215,"sku":"9781934768952","price":34.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6cb6b66a9cacea36dc0d601a0f46f978.webp?v=1765062028","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-dead-rose-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}