Read Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Roberto González Echevarría

4.9/5 (16216 ratings)

Description:In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which these writers emerged. Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction remedies this situation, providing an overview of Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria covers a wide range of topics, large and small, highlighting how Latin American literature became conscious of its continental scope and international reach in moments of political crisis, such as independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War, and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. Within this narrative, the author discusses the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andres Bello and Jose Maria Heredia through Borges and Garcia Marquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolano. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction. To get started finding Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0199754918

Description: In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which these writers emerged. Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction remedies this situation, providing an overview of Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria covers a wide range of topics, large and small, highlighting how Latin American literature became conscious of its continental scope and international reach in moments of political crisis, such as independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War, and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. Within this narrative, the author discusses the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andres Bello and Jose Maria Heredia through Borges and Garcia Marquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolano. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction. To get started finding Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

More Books

Alejo Carpentier, the pilgrim at home

Alejo Carpentier, the pilgrim at home

La prole de Celestina. Continuidades del barroco en las literaturas española e hispanoamericana. by Roberto González Echevarría. (1999-05-22)

La prole de Celestina. Continuidades del barroco en las literaturas española e hispanoamericana. by Roberto González Echevarría. (1999-05-22)

By Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria - Cervantes' Don Quijote: A Casebook: 1st (first) Edition

By Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria - Cervantes' Don Quijote: A Casebook: 1st (first) Edition

Celestina's Brood: Continuities of the Baroque in Spanish and Latin American Literature

Celestina's Brood: Continuities of the Baroque in Spanish and Latin American Literature

By Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria - The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature

By Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria - The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature

The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball

The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball

Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative (Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature, Series Number 3)

Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative (Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature, Series Number 3)

داستان‌های کوتاه امریکای لاتین

داستان‌های کوتاه امریکای لاتین