Ambivalence and the postcolonial subject
Subtitle: the strategic alliance of Juan Francisco Manzano and Richard Robert Madden
By: Gera C. Burton.
Series: Latin America interdisciplinary studies; v. 10; Latin America (Peter Lang Publishing) ;; v. 10.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Madden, Richard Robert, 1798-1886; Manzano, Juan Francisco, 1797-1854; Colonies -- History -- Sources; Identity (Psychology) -- History -- Sources; Politics and literature -- History -- Sources; Slavery -- Cuba -- History -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Description: "Regarded as "Cuba's most mysterious poet," Juan Francisco Manzano continues to intrigue scholars across disciplines. Using a postcolonial approach, this book breaks new ground by exploring the poet's connection with the Irish civil rights champion, Richard Robert Madden. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Gera C. Burton takes a look at the relationship between these two individuals to reveal facts considered critical in achieving an understanding of their association, with particular resonance for postcolonial studies. Scholars in the fields of Latin American, postcolonial, and Diasporic studies, along with specialists in Cuban and Irish studies will welcome this significant contribution to the body of work on "la gente sin historia" - the people without a history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-138) and index.