In an unnamed town in the Ecuadorian Andes, a small wooden icon--La Virgen Pipona (the Potbellied Virgin)--conceals the documents that define the town's social history. That history recently has been dominated by the women of the Benavides family, a conservative clan and, not coincidentally, the caretakers of the Virgin. Their rivals are the Pandos, a family led by four old men who spend their days smoking in the park across from the Virgin's cathedral and offering revisionist versions of local and national events. When a military skirmish threatens the Virgin (and the secret in her famous...
In an unnamed town in the Ecuadorian Andes, a small wooden icon--La Virgen Pipona (the Potbellied Virgin)--conceals the documents that define the t...
Drawing on contemporary debates surrounding performance, gender and latin American studies, this book examines representations of performance within dramatic texts. It explores the work of individual playwrights such as Vicente Lenero, and topics including ritual game playing.
Drawing on contemporary debates surrounding performance, gender and latin American studies, this book examines representations of performance within d...
