Literary cultures of Latin America : a comparative history / Mario J. Valdés and Djelal Kadir, editors.
Contributors: Valdés, Mario J.; Kadir, Djelal.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2240
Subjects: Latin American literature -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- Latin America.
Description: In three volumes of expert, innovative scholarship, Literary Cultures of Latin America offers a multidisciplinary reference on one of the most distinctive literary cultures in the world. In topically arranged articles written by a team of international scholars, Literary Cultures of Latin America explores the shifting problems that have arisen across national borders, geographic regions, time periods, linguistic systems, and cultural traditions in literary history. Bucking the tradition of focusing almost exclusively on the great canons of literature, this unique reference work casts its net wider, exploring pop culture, sermons, scientific essays, and more. While collaborators are careful to note that these volumes offer only a snapshot of the diverse body of Latin American literature, Literary Cultures of Latin America highlights unique cultural perspectives that have never before received academic attention. Comprised of signed articles each with complete bibliographies, this unique reference also takes into account relevant political, anthropological, economic, geographic, historical, demographic, and sociological research in order to understand the full context of each community's literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1 Configurations of literary culture; title: v. 2 Institutional modes and cultural modalities; title: v. 3 Latin American literary culture.