Argentinean Literary Orientalism - From Esteban Echeverria to Roberto Arlt (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book examines the modes of representation of the East in Argentinean literature since the country's independence, in works by canonical authors such as Esteban Echeverria, Juan B. Alberdi, Domingo F. Sarmiento, Lucio V. Mansilla, Pastor S. Obligado, Eduardo F. Wilde, Leopoldo Lugones, and Roberto Arlt. The East, which has always fascinated intellectuals and artists from the Americas, inspired the creation of imaginary elements for both aesthetic and political purposes, from the depiction of purportedly despotic rulers to a genuine admiration for Eastern history and millennial cultures. These writers appropriated the East either through their travels or by reading chronicles, integrating along the way images that would end up being universalized by the Argentinean dichotomy between civilization and barbarism, all the while assigning the negative stereotypes of the exotic East to the Pampa region. With time, the exoticism of the Eastern world would shed its geopolitical meaning and was ultimately integrated into the national literature, thus adding new elements into the Argentinean imaginary.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Historical and Cultural Interconnections between Latin America and Asia
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Axel Gasquet
Translators:	Jose I. Suarez
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-054465-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	3-03-054465-6
Barcode:	9783030544652

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