dc.contributor.author | Eilertsen, Guro Igland | eng |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-09T08:35:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-09T08:35:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05-15 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2013-05-15 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/7069 | |
dc.description.abstract | María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's novel The Squatter and the Don (1885) is a historical romance novel that is set in California at the end of the 19th century. It describes the struggle over land between Californio landowners and Anglo-American squatters that occurred following the war between Mexico and the U.S. in 1848. While the novel is generally categorized as a historical romance novel, it posits a sort of unease in relation to genre that I will explore. I will look into different characteristic of the historical romance genre, and examine how the novel does and does not conform. I explore elements of parody, and claim that these contribute to a sort of alliance between the narrator and the reader. The narrator has an important role in the novel because he/she speaks on behalf of the Californios, and tries to evoke sympathy and change on their behalf. He/she is not a character in the novel but functions rather as a witness. The role of the narrator and the particular nature of the last chapter Out with the Invader" allow me to consider the novel within the more recent genre of Testimonio. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 511111 bytes | eng |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | The University of Bergen | eng |
dc.subject | The Squatter and the Don | eng |
dc.subject | Genre | eng |
dc.subject | Californio | eng |
dc.subject | California | eng |
dc.subject | romance | eng |
dc.subject | parody | eng |
dc.subject | testimony | eng |
dc.subject | narrator | eng |
dc.subject | Ruiz de Burton | eng |
dc.subject | 19th century american literature | eng |
dc.title | Finding its place: Reading the Squatter and the Don through genres | eng |
dc.type | Master thesis | |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright the author. All rights reserved | |
dc.description.degree | Master i Engelsk | |
dc.description.localcode | MAHF-ENG | |
dc.description.localcode | ENG350 | |
dc.subject.nus | 711124 | eng |
fs.subjectcode | ENG350 | |