Castro-Klaren A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69571-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 712 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culturereflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory andliterary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century.

Written by more than thirty experts in cultural theory, literaryhistory, and literary criticism, this authoritative and up-to-datereference places major authors in the complex cultural andhistorical contexts that have compelled their distinctive fiction,essays, and poetry. This allows the reader to more accuratelyinterpret the esteemed but demanding literature of authors such asJorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and DiamelaEltit. Key authors whose work has defined a period, or defiedborders, as in the cases of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz,César Vallejo, and Gabriel García Márquez, are alsodiscussed in historical and theoretical context. Additional essaysengage 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 readerunderstand the people and culture that have defined Latin Americanliterature and its reception. Each chapter also includes shortselected bibliographic guides and recommendations for furtherreading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Castro-Klaren, Sara

Über Autor(innen)

Sara Castro-Klaren is Professor of Latin American Culture and Literature at The Johns Hopkins University. She has been the recipient of several teaching awards. Most recently the Foreign Service Institute conferred upon her the title of "Distinguished Visiting Lecturer" (1993). She was appointed to the Fulbright Board of Directors by President Clinton in 1999. Her publications include El mundo magico de Jose Maria Arguedas (1973), Understanding Mario Vargas Llosa (1990) and Escritura, Sujeto y transgresion en la Literature latinoamericana (1989), Latin American Women Writers (1991) edited with Sylvia Molloy and Beatriz Sarlo and The Narrow Pass of Our Nerves: Writing Coloniality and Postcolonial Theory Frankfurt/Madrid, Vervuert, 2011