“Onomastic Emphasis” in Julia Álvarez's Saving the World

Abstract In her 2007 novel, Saving the World, Julia Álvarez uses alternating chapters to narrate both a modern tale and a corresponding historical saga. She employs nomenclature emphatically on multiple levels in the work in order to make the theme of identity central to the narrative. This study wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: April D Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2009-12-01
Series:Names
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Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1874