Literature and subjection : the economy of writing and marginality in Latin America

• Autore: Legras Horacio
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 pages)
• Disciplina: 860.9/98
• Soggetto topico: Latin American literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Marginality, Social, in literature; Romance Literatures; Languages & Literatures; Spanish Literature
• Soggetto geografico: Lateinamerika
• Soggetto genere / forma: Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Literature, subjection, and the historical Project of Latin American literature -- Foundling selves, foundational others: Juan Jose Saer's The witness -- Coloniality and the empire of the letter -- Literature as presentation of the subject -- Guzmán, Campobello, Muñoz : literary strategies in the face of revolution -- The cross of literature in Paraguay : the critical legacy of Augusto Roa Bastos -- The end of recognition : Arguedas and the limits of cultural subjection.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Through theoretical, philosophical, cultural, political, and historical analysis, Horacio Legras views the myriad factors that have both formed and stifled the integration of peripheral experiences into Latin American literature. Despite these barriers, Legras reveals a handful of contemporary authors who have attempted in earnest to present marginalized voices to the Western world. His deep and insightful analysis of key works by novelists Juan Jose Saer (The Witness), Nellie Campobello (Cartucho), Roa Bastos (Son of Man), and Jose María Arguedas (The Fox from Up Above and the Fox from Down Below), among others, provides a theoretical basis for understanding the plight of the author, the peripheral voice and the confines of the literary medium. What emerges is an intricate discussion of the clash and subjugation of cultures and the tragedy of a lost worldview."--Publisher's description.
• Titolo autorizzato: Literature and subjection : the economy of writing and marginality in Latin America
• ISBN: 9780822973461; 0822973464
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964164503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)