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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777471503321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of Latin American theater [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Eladio Cortés and Mirta Barrea-Marlys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2003

ISBN

1-280-93051-9

9786610930517

0-313-01721-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (547 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Barrea-MarlysMirta

CortésEladio

Disciplina

862.009/98/03

Soggetti

18.33 Spanish-American literature

Dramatists, Latin American

Latin American drama

Theater - Latin America

Latin America

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

Contents; List of Entries; Preface; Overview of Latin American Theater; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chicano; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; El Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Nuyorican; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Uruguay; Venezuela; General Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Latin American culture has given birth to numerous dramatic works, though it has often been difficult to locate information about these plays and playwrights. This volume traces the history of Latin American theater, including the Nuyorican and Chicano theaters of the United States, and surveys its history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Sections cover individual Latin American countries. Each section features alphabetically arranged entries for playwrights, independent theaters, and cultural movements.||The volume begins with an overview of the development of theater in Latin Am