Formal Matters in Contemporary Latino Poetry

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-35166-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2824 g

Today's Latino poetry scene is incredibly vibrant. With original interviews, this is the first meditation on the thematic features of such poetry. Looking at how Julia Alvarez, Rhina Espaillat, Rafael Campo, and C. Dale Young use structures such as meter, rhyme, and line break, this study identifies a poetics of formalist Latino poetry.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aldama, F.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: On Matters of Form in Contemporary Latino Poetry1. Rafael Campo 2. C. Dale Young 3. Julia Alvarez 4. Rhina P. Espaillat Coda Interviews

Über Autor(innen)

Frederick Luis Aldama is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English and Founder and Director of LASER/Latino & Latin American Space for Enrichment Research at The Ohio State University, USA. He is the author of 13 books, including: Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernande, The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature, and ¡Muy Pop!: Conversations on Latino Pop Culture (co-authored with Ilan Stavans).