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

• Autore: Aldama Frederick Luis <1969-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/868
• Soggetto topico: American literature - Hispanic American authors - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Routledge concise history of Latino
• ISBN: 1-283-97330-8; 0-203-07971-X; 1-136-16175-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462867903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge concise histories of literature series.