"To dream reality" : the reification of History in the novels of Ariel Dorfman /

This dissertation analyzes Ariel Dorfman's concept of "dream reality" and applies his theory to his four novels: Widows, The Last Song of Manuel Sendero, Mascara, and Hard Rain. Dream reality, the dynamic balance between a population's definition of its past, present, and future,...

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Main Author:	McCracken, David Scott, 1962-
Other Authors:	Balester, Valerie (degree committee member.), Campbell, Robert (degree committee member.), Clark, William Bedford (degree committee member.), McDermott, John J. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1994.
Subjects:	Major English. Academic theses.
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy ProQuest, Abstract