Critical perspectives on Afro-Latin American literature / / edited by Antonio D. Tillis

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 860.9/89608
• Soggetto topico: Latin American literature - African influences; Black people - Latin America - Ethnic identity; Black people - Caribbean Area - Ethnic identity; Identity (Psychology) in literature
• Altri autori: TillisAntonio D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Engaging the transnational, cosmopolitan and postcolonial in Afro-Hispanic text -- pt. 2. Africa and African cosmology and literary tradition in Hispanic (con) texts -- pt. 3. Defining and redefining identities in Latin American literature.
• Sommario/riassunto: After generations of being rendered virtually invisible by the US academy in critical anthologies and literary histories, writing by Latin Americans of African ancestry has become represented by a booming corpus of intellectual and critical investigation. This volume aims to provide an introduction to the literary worlds and perceptions of national culture and identity of authors from Spanish-America, Brazil, and uniquely, Equatorial Guinea, thus contextually connecting Africa to the history of Spanish colonization. The importance of Latin America literature to the discipline of African Dia
• Titolo autorizzato: Critical perspectives on Afro-Latin American literature
• ISBN: 1-136-66254-5; 1-283-44170-5; 9786613441706; 0-203-80750-2; 1-136-66255-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779055403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies on African and Black diaspora ; ; 4.