Abstract
Contrary to Francophone and Anglophone countries, Spain does not have a strong tradition of grief memoirs about spousal loss. In fact, Spain’s relationship with the autobiographical genre is complicated and impacted by specific socio-cultural and historical circumstances.
This paper will analyse and compare two generically hybrid grief memoirs within the context of the Hispanic tradition of life writing: La ridícula idea de no volver a verte (2013) by Rosa Montero and El jardín de la memoria (2014) by Lea Vélez. Although both texts have been categorised within the genre of grief memoirs, they each surpass this generic category in different ways. This paper will consider various ways in which each writer negotiates with the autobiographical genre—specifically the grief memoir—and suggest ethical and aesthetic reasons for this.
This paper will analyse and compare two generically hybrid grief memoirs within the context of the Hispanic tradition of life writing: La ridícula idea de no volver a verte (2013) by Rosa Montero and El jardín de la memoria (2014) by Lea Vélez. Although both texts have been categorised within the genre of grief memoirs, they each surpass this generic category in different ways. This paper will consider various ways in which each writer negotiates with the autobiographical genre—specifically the grief memoir—and suggest ethical and aesthetic reasons for this.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Mar 2018 |
| Event | Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland: 63rd Annual Conference - University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Mar 2018 → 28 Mar 2018 Conference number: 63 https://hispanists.org.uk/events/ahgbi-annual-conference-2018 |
Conference
| Conference | Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland |
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| Abbreviated title | AHGBI |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Leeds |
| Period | 26/03/18 → 28/03/18 |
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