Dialectical Indigenism and Cognitive-Evaluative Compassion in Rosario Castellanos's Balún Canán.

A literary criticism of the book “Balón Canán” by Rosario Castellanos is presented. Topics discussed include information on the narrating how family matters are affected by national politics; dialectical indigenism character of Rosario Castellanos’s work; and the information on the clarify the notio...

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Published in:Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 23 - 37
Main Author: Anzzolin, Kevin M.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Confluencia Spring2019
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Summary:A literary criticism of the book “Balón Canán” by Rosario Castellanos is presented. Topics discussed include information on the narrating how family matters are affected by national politics; dialectical indigenism character of Rosario Castellanos’s work; and the information on the clarify the notion of dialectical indigenism by invoking Martha Nussbaum’s novel interpretation of compassion.