Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarría
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521340700
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Volume 2 of a comprehensive history of Latin American literature: the only work of its kind.
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarría
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521340700
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Volume 2 of a comprehensive history of Latin American literature: the only work of its kind.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521340700
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Volume 2 of a comprehensive history of Latin American literature: the only work of its kind.
Hispanic American Literature
Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American Literature
Author: Luz Elena Ramirez
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140606
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
Presents a reference on Hispanic American literature providing profiles of Hispanic American writers and their works.
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140606
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
Presents a reference on Hispanic American literature providing profiles of Hispanic American writers and their works.
An Introduction to Spanish-American Literature
Author: Jean Franco
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521449236
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A revised, updated edition of Jean Franco's "Introduction to Spanish-American Literature", first published in 1969.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521449236
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A revised, updated edition of Jean Franco's "Introduction to Spanish-American Literature", first published in 1969.
Modern Latin American Literature
Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199754918
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria covers a wide range of topics, highlighting how Latin American literature became conscious of its continental scope and international reach in moments of political crisis, such as independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War, and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. With this narrative, the author discusses major writers ranging from Andres Bello and Jose Maria Heredia through Borges and Garcia Marquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolano.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199754918
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria covers a wide range of topics, highlighting how Latin American literature became conscious of its continental scope and international reach in moments of political crisis, such as independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War, and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. With this narrative, the author discusses major writers ranging from Andres Bello and Jose Maria Heredia through Borges and Garcia Marquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolano.
Spanish-American Literature
Author: Enrique Anderson Imbert
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814313886
Category : Latin American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
With a focus both historical and literary, Enrique Anderson-Imbert surveys the literature of Hispanic America. His study is not merely an historical synthesis of names, titles, and dates; it is, rather, a critical analytical appraisal of the verse, prose, and drama written in Spanish in the Americas in the contemporary period.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814313886
Category : Latin American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
With a focus both historical and literary, Enrique Anderson-Imbert surveys the literature of Hispanic America. His study is not merely an historical synthesis of names, titles, and dates; it is, rather, a critical analytical appraisal of the verse, prose, and drama written in Spanish in the Americas in the contemporary period.
Hispanic American Literature
Author: Rodolfo J. Cortina
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
An anthology of Hispanic American literature, featuring the writings of Mexican American as well as Puerto Rican and Cuban American authors, organized thematically, and including historical chronicles, memoirs, ballads, folklore, poetry, drama, short stories, and novel excerpts.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
An anthology of Hispanic American literature, featuring the writings of Mexican American as well as Puerto Rican and Cuban American authors, organized thematically, and including historical chronicles, memoirs, ballads, folklore, poetry, drama, short stories, and novel excerpts.
Handbook of Latin American Literature (Routledge Revivals)
Author: David William Foster
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131751825X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 821
Book Description
First published in 1987 (this second edition in 1992), the Handbook of Latin American Literature offers readers the opportunity to explore this literary history in the English Language and constitutes an ideological approach to Latin American Literature. It provides both concise information concerning particular authors, works, and literary traditions of Latin America as well as comprehensive material about the various national literatures of the area. This book will therefore be of interest to Hispanic scholars, as well as more general readers and non-Hispanists.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131751825X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 821
Book Description
First published in 1987 (this second edition in 1992), the Handbook of Latin American Literature offers readers the opportunity to explore this literary history in the English Language and constitutes an ideological approach to Latin American Literature. It provides both concise information concerning particular authors, works, and literary traditions of Latin America as well as comprehensive material about the various national literatures of the area. This book will therefore be of interest to Hispanic scholars, as well as more general readers and non-Hispanists.
Hispanic-American Writers, New Edition
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438113080
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Presents a collection of critical essays analyzing modern Hispanic American writers including Junot Diaz, Pat Mora, and Rudolfo Anaya.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438113080
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Presents a collection of critical essays analyzing modern Hispanic American writers including Junot Diaz, Pat Mora, and Rudolfo Anaya.
A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture
Author: Sara Castro-Klaren
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118661354
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 723
Book Description
A COMPANION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE “The work contains a wealth of information that must surely provide the basic material for a number of study modules. It should find a place on the library shelves of all institutions where Latin American studies form part of the curriculum.” Reference Review “In short, this is a fascinating panoply that goes from a reevaluation of pre-Columbian America to an intriguing consideration of recent developments in the debate on the modem and postmodern. Summing Up: Recommended.” CHOICE A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Written by more than thirty experts in cultural theory, literary history, and literary criticism, this authoritative and up-to-date reference places major authors in the complex cultural and historical contexts that have compelled their distinctive fiction, essays, and poetry. This allows the reader to more accurately interpret the esteemed but demanding literature of authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and Diamela Eltit. Key authors whose work has defined a period, or defied borders, as in the cases of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, César Vallejo, and Gabriel García Márquez, are also discussed in historical and theoretical context. Additional essays engage the reader with in-depth discussions of forms and genres, and discussions of architecture, music, and film This text provides the historical background to help the reader understand the people and culture that have defined Latin American literature and its reception. Each chapter also includes short selected bibliographic guides and recommendations for further reading.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118661354
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 723
Book Description
A COMPANION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE “The work contains a wealth of information that must surely provide the basic material for a number of study modules. It should find a place on the library shelves of all institutions where Latin American studies form part of the curriculum.” Reference Review “In short, this is a fascinating panoply that goes from a reevaluation of pre-Columbian America to an intriguing consideration of recent developments in the debate on the modem and postmodern. Summing Up: Recommended.” CHOICE A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Written by more than thirty experts in cultural theory, literary history, and literary criticism, this authoritative and up-to-date reference places major authors in the complex cultural and historical contexts that have compelled their distinctive fiction, essays, and poetry. This allows the reader to more accurately interpret the esteemed but demanding literature of authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and Diamela Eltit. Key authors whose work has defined a period, or defied borders, as in the cases of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, César Vallejo, and Gabriel García Márquez, are also discussed in historical and theoretical context. Additional essays engage the reader with in-depth discussions of forms and genres, and discussions of architecture, music, and film This text provides the historical background to help the reader understand the people and culture that have defined Latin American literature and its reception. Each chapter also includes short selected bibliographic guides and recommendations for further reading.