University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 5-2013 La construcción literaria de la identidad de Puerto Rico: El país de cuatro voces Lisa Ybonne Figueroa Parker University of Tennessee - Knoxville,
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[email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Lisa Ybonne Figueroa Parker entitled "La construcción literaria de la identidad de Puerto Rico: El país de cuatro voces." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Modern Foreign Languages. Michael Handelsman, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Greg Kaplan, Luis Cano, Jana Morgan Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official student records.) La construcción literaria de la identidad de Puerto Rico: El país de cuatro voces A Dissertation Presented for the Doctor for Philosophy Degree The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Lisa Ybonne Figueroa Parker May 2013 Copyright © 2013 Lisa Ybonne Figueroa Parker All rights reserved. ii DEDICATION To my Heavenly Father and my Lord Jesus Christ To my dear husband and love of my life, Duane A.