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Record Nr.

UNISA996206787903316

Titolo

A companion to Latin American literature and culture / / edited by Sara Castro-Klaren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2008

Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2008

ISBN

1-118-66135-4

0-470-69571-4

0-470-69644-3

9786612122880

1-78268-601-0

1-4051-7747-0

1-282-12288-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 688 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 53

Disciplina

860.9/98

860.998

Soggetti

Latin American literature - History and criticism

Latin America Intellectual life

Latin America Social life and customs

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

pt. 1. Coloniality -- pt. 2. Transformations -- pt. 3. The emergence of national communities in new imperial coordinates -- pt. 4. Uncertain modernities -- pt. 5. Global and local perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Written by more than thirty experts in cultural theory, literary history, and literary criticism, this authoritative and up-to-date reference places major authors in the complex cultural and historical contexts that have compelled their distinctive fiction, essays, and poetry. This text provides the historical background to help the reader understand the people and culture that have defined Latin Amer