Lina Beck Bernard, the lucid insight of a European traveller

Authors

  • Silvia Zenarruza de Clément Universidad Nacional del Litoral
  • Viviana Graciela Basano Universidad Nacional del Litoral

Keywords:

Traveller, Female writing, Translation

Abstract

This work addresses Lina Beck-Bernard's book Trilogía narrativa y ensayos,
which consists of three novels: La Estancia de Santa Rosa, Escenas y recuerdos del
desierto argentino, Telma and Fray Antonio, in addition to their translations. All three
novels portray the idiosyncrasies and traditions experienced by Lina during her stay
in the region of Santa Fe. The translations of the three opuscula published in Switzerland
are also included. These writings show her lucidity and social commitment
to the defense of women, and her well-founded anticipation of the struggles women
would face in the 20th century.

References

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-------------------------------- (2018), Trilogía narrativa y ensayos, Santa Fe, Crolla Adriana (ed.), Ediciones UNL.

Zenarruza De Clément, Silvia (2020), “De género y traducciones. Tres personalidades en la cultura de Santa Fe: Marta Samatan, Lina Beck Bernard, Philippe Greffet”, Transfer, 15, 451- 473. Https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/transfer/article/view/30213.

Published

06-06-2025

How to Cite

Zenarruza de Clément, S., & Basano, V. G. (2025). Lina Beck Bernard, the lucid insight of a European traveller. evista elibea, 16(2), 10–20. etrieved from https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/melibea/article/view/8932

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