@inbook{4c9595f1c07444669db6c2cd5ccd51b3,
title = "On Incest and Adaptation: The Foundational Scandal of Cecilia Vald{\'e}s",
abstract = "This chapter examines three adaptations of Cuba{\textquoteright}s national novel Cecilia Vald{\'e}s (Cirilo Villaverde, 1882) as reflections on race and the persistence of colonial power structures in Cuba. Humberto Sol{\'a}s{\textquoteright}s 1982 film Cecilia suppresses the incestuous relationship between half-siblings Cecilia and Leonardo, instead highlighting Cuba{\textquoteright}s Revolutionary potential. Conversely, Reinaldo Arenas{\textquoteright}s 1987 novel La loma del {\'a}ngel [The Graveyard of the Angels] parodies and emphasizes the incest between the lovers as a critique of the corruption within Cuba{\textquoteright}s socialist regime. Finally, Norge Espinosa Mendoza{\textquoteright}s puppet play La Virgencita de bronce [The Little Bronze Virgin] suggests that all adaptations—of Cecilia Vald{\'e}s, culture, and history in general—are inherently incestuous, looking to the past to narrate the future.",
keywords = "Adaptation, Cecilia Vald{\'e}s, Cirilo Villaverde, Humberto Sol{\'a}s, Incest, Norge Espinosa Mendoza, Reinaldo Arenas",
author = "Austin, {Elisabeth L.} and Elena Lahr-Vivaz",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-14153-9_5",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
pages = "81--98",
booktitle = "Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture",
}