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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814401303321

Autore

Castillo Debra A

Titolo

Redreaming America [[electronic resource] ] : toward a bilingual American culture / / Debra A. Castillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

0-7914-8401-7

1-4237-4364-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture

Disciplina

810.9/868

Soggetti

American literature - Hispanic American authors - History and criticism

Hispanic American literature (Spanish) - History and criticism

Hispanic Americans - Intellectual life

Hispanic Americans in literature

Hispanic Americans - Languages

Bilingualism - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Redreaming America -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: El Boom Latino -- 2. Origins: Bird and Jicoténcal -- 3. Crossing: Vega, González Viaña, Fuentes, Oropeza -- 4. Arrival: Dorfman, Salazar, Sainz, Rivera-Valdés -- 5. Language Games: Hinojosa-Smith, Prida, Braschi -- 6. Conclusion: Hemispheric American Studies -- Notes -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ORIGINS -- 3. CROSSING -- 4. ARRIVAL -- 5. LANGUAGE GAMES -- 6. CONCLUSION -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Pursues an inquiry into the cultural and linguistic dissonances that Spanish creates in the United States.