Out of isolation: life writing in María Zambrano, Rosa Chacel and Felicidad Blanc

Also, it proposes to look at gender as an additional mechanism of isolation and at life writing as a space of negotiation of the complex dynamics of gender. Chapter 1 offers a review of the existing scholarship on life writing and introduces the key terms used in this thesis. Each subsequent chapter approaches the study of life writing using a different theoretical concept.

In chapter 2 the delirio is the key concept used to discuss Zambrano’s text, in chapter 3 the idea of destiempo provides the conceptual framework for looking at Chacel’s Alcancía and chapter 4 explores Blanc’s Espejo de sombras in terms of rebellion and conformity. Through the exploration of distinctive types of life writings that deal with different experiences of isolation this thesis aims to contribute to the ongoing conversation about Spanish women writers by providing new insights into the way in which we read life writing.<br><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31 July 2027</i>.