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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462867903321

Autore

Aldama Frederick Luis <1969-, >

Titolo

The Routledge concise history of Latino/a literature / / Frederick Luis Aldama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-97330-8

0-203-07971-X

1-136-16175-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Routledge concise histories of literature series

Disciplina

810.9/868

Soggetti

American literature - Hispanic American authors - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Overview; Initial characterizations: periodization; Definitions; Design and aims; Goals of the book; Method; 1 Who is a Latino/a Author? What is Latino/a Literature?; Overview; The Latino/a author; Delimiting the territory; Worldview and ontology; Language and code-switching; Latino/a literature; Conclusion; 2 Latino/a Literary Foundations; Overview; Various histories; Mexican American; Cuban American; Puerto Rican; Dominican American; Conclusion; 3 Latino/a Literary Renaissance; Overview

ChicanoÉmigré Latino/a; Conclusion; 4 Feminist and Queer Turns; Feminist and lesbian Latina literature; Gay Latino literature; Conclusion; 5 New Latino/a Forms; Overview; Lowbrow; Middlebrow; Highbrow; Graphic novels; Conclusion; Coda: Production, Dissemination, and Consumption on a Global Stage; Overview; Ivory tower; Other institutions; Worldly Latino/a fiction and its authors; Glossary; Guide to further reading; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature presents the first comprehensive overview of these popular, experimental and diverse literary cultures. Frederick Luis Aldama traces a historical path through Latino/a literature, examining both the historical and political contexts



of the works, as well as their authors and the readership. He also provides an enlightening analysis of: the differing sub-groups of Latino/a literature, including Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Rican American, Dominican American, and Central and South American émigré a