“I will walk away on my own, phantom-footed”: Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Invocation of the Constant Move.
An essay on the writings of Puerto Rican American author Judith Ortiz Cofer is presented, focusing on her invocation of constant movement. It charts the presentation of movement and her elaboration of the act of walking, arguing that her characters create mobile spaces of residence through such phys...
| Publicado en: | MELUS Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 39 - 57 |
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| Formato: | Essay |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2013
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| Sumario: | An essay on the writings of Puerto Rican American author Judith Ortiz Cofer is presented, focusing on her invocation of constant movement. It charts the presentation of movement and her elaboration of the act of walking, arguing that her characters create mobile spaces of residence through such physical exercise. It adds that the home in motion has become a key theme in her work particularly in her poetry. Poems from her "Reaching for the Mainland" and "Terms of Survival" are discussed. |
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