America Unbound - Encyclopedic Literature and Hemispheric Studies (Hardcover)

This original contribution to hemispheric American literary studies comprises readings of three important novels from Mexico, Canada, and the United States: Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra, Quebecois writer Jacques Poulin's Volkswagen Blues, and Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead. The encyclopedic novel has particular generic characteristics that serve these writers as a vehicle for the reincorporation of hemispheric histories. Starting with an examination of Moby-Dick as precursor, Barrenechea shows how this narrative genre allows Fuentes, Poulin, and Silko to reflect the interconnected world of today, as well as to dramatize indigenous and colonial values in their narratives. His close attention to written documents, visual representations, and oral traditions in these encyclopedic novels sheds light on their comparative cultural relations and the New World from pole to pole. This study amplifies the scope of ""America"" across cultures and languages, time and tradition.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Antonio Barrenechea
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-5758-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8263-5758-X
Barcode:	9780826357588

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