Reading north by south
Subtitle: on Latin American literature, culture, and politics
By: Neil Larsen.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Politics and culture -- Latin America.; Politics and literature -- Latin America.; Latin American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Latin America -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Philosophy.; Latin America -- Foreign public opinion.
Description: "Seminal work deals with the import and political consequences of the most influential approaches to the study of Latin American literature in the US. Chief virtue resides in scholarly method: a deep investigation of the theoretical foundations of major contributions. Essays demonstrate how many important approaches lack theoretical rigor due to a failure to investigate the philosophical grounding of the ideas deployed in the literary studies. A crucial book for serious critics. Absolutely required for all work on the boom and critical approaches that brought it about and maintain it; as well as for colonial discourse, testimonio, hegemony and ideology, and 'invention' approaches"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.