Poetry after the invention of América
Subtitle: don't light the flower
By: Andrés Ajéns ; translated by Michelle Gil-Montero ; introduction by Erin Moure and Forrest Gander
Contributors: Gil-Montero, Michelle
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780230115798
Subjects: Literature; Indian poetry; Latin American poetry; Translating and interpreting; Philosophy; Poetry; Other (Philosophy) in literature; History and criticism
Work titles: Flor del extérmino
Description: "These essays trace the Western poem as it confronts indigenous alterity in Latin America. Rather than extend Western conceptions of writing in search of an alleged Amerindian ethno-literature, Ajens approaches literature as a Western invention. This book discusses a wide range of indigenous American, Hispanic, and European texts, with a focus on language, authorship, genre, and translation"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.