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Literature of Latin America (Hardcover)
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Literature of Latin America (Hardcover)
Series: Literature as Windows to World Cultures
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Many readers have already discovered the magic of Garcia Marquez's
One Hundred Years of Solitude and the allure of Allende's The House
of the Spirits. By examining popular works like these and
introducing a host of lesser-known Latin American writers and their
fiction, this volume helps readers navigate the rich and varied
culture at the heart of Latin American literature. Going beyond the
usual literary criticism, works of Latin American literature are
considered here not only in terms of literary merit of individual
works, but also in regard to their place in the literary heritage
and what cultural messages we can learn from both historic and
contemporary works. Following a chronological sequence, the
earliest New World writings are traced from the colonial period
through explorers' chronicles, military chronicles and religious
texts up to the 19th century and the birth of Latin American
Literature. Chapter 2 examines the Historic movements and
landscapes of 20th century Latin America. Since the "Boom" writers
that followed further developed the political themes, surrealistic
styles and native influences introduced early in the 20th century,
important literary terms and concepts are carefully explicated here
for the nonspecialist. Boom writers, like Fuentes and Marquez, as
well as their antecedents such as Jorge Luis Borges, are most
closely associated with the coming of age of modern Latin American
literature, the topic authoritatively explored in Chapter 3. A full
chapter is devoted to the most significant modern women writers.
Insightful analysis of works by Laura Esquivel, Rosario Ferre,
Isabel Allende, and Luisa Valenzuela open windows to the cultures
of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Chile, and Argentina respectively. The
final chapter investigates the role of Latin American writing in
the cultural and political struggles and as a political weapon in
the indigenous and religious movements.
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