Masquerade And Social Justice In Contemporary Latin American Fiction
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Masquerade And Social Justice In Contemporary Latin American Fiction
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Author : Helene Carol Weldt-Basson
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2017-05-01
Masquerade And Social Justice In Contemporary Latin American Fiction written by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contemporary Latin American fiction establishes a unique connection between masquerade, frequently motivated by stigma or trauma, and social justice. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines philosophy, history, psychology, literature, and social justice theory, this study delineates the synergistic connection between these two themes. Weldt-Basson examines fourteen novels by twelve different Latin American authors: Mario Vargas Llosa, Sergio Galindo, Augusto Roa Bastos, Fernando del Paso, Mayra Santos-Febres, Isabel Allende, Carmen Boullosa, Antonio Benítez-Rojo, Marcela Serrano, Sara Sefchovich, Luisa Valenzuela, and Ariel Dorfman. She elucidates the varieties of social justice operating in the plots of contemporary Latin American novels: distributive, postmodern/feminist, postcolonial, transitional, and historical justices. The author further examines how masquerade and disguise aid in articulating the theme of social justice, why this is important, and how it relates to Latin American history and the historical novel.
The Oxford Handbook Of Gabriel Garc A M Rquez
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Author : Gene H. Bell-Villada
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
The Oxford Handbook Of Gabriel Garc A M Rquez written by Gene H. Bell-Villada and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Literary Collections categories.
This Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of Gabriel García Márquez's life, oeuvre, and legacy, the first such work since his death in 2014. It incorporates ongoing critical approaches such as feminism, ecocriticism, Marxism, and ethnic studies, while elucidating key aspects of his work, such as his Caribbean-Colombian background; his use of magical realism, myth, and folklore; and his left-wing political views. Thirty-two wide-ranging chapters coverthe bulk of the author's writings, giving special attention to the global influence of García Márquez.
Postmodern Parody In Latin American Literature
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Author : Helene Carol Weldt-Basson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-05-24
Postmodern Parody In Latin American Literature written by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book examines postmodern parody in Latin American literature as the intersection between ideology construction and deconstruction. Parody’s chief task is to deconstruct and criticize the ideologies behind previous texts. During this process, new ideologies are inevitably constructed. However, postmodernism simultaneously recognizes the partiality of all ideologies and rejects their enthronement as absolute truth. This raises the question of how postmodern parody deals with the paradox inherent in its own existence on the threshold between ideology construction/deconstruction and the rejection of ideology. This book explores the relationship between parody and ideology, as well as this paradox of postmodern parody in works written by writers ranging from early twentieth-century poets to the most recent novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Mario Vargas Llosa. The analyses include such authors as Cristina Peri Rossi, Manuel Puig, Luisa Valenzuela, Enrique Sánchez, Roberto Bolaño, Claudia Piñeiro, Margarita Mateo Palmer, Boris Salazar and Rosario Ferré.
The Prosecutor
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Author : Augusto Roa Bastos
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2018-02-20
The Prosecutor written by Augusto Roa Bastos and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-20 with Fiction categories.
The Prosecutor is the third novel of a trilogy written by the internationally famous Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos. It was preceded by the novels Son of Man and I The Supreme. Together these three works contemplate what the author has termed “the monotheism of power.” The Prosecutor explores the atrocities of the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship in Paraguay, which lasted from 1954 to 1989. Through connections with important Paraguayan historical figures, such as Francisco Solano López, the novel links the protagonist to Paraguay’s past as he struggles to give meaning to his life by assassinating the dictator and freeing the Paraguayan people. Combining autobiography, detective fiction, historical novel and philosophy, the novel examines the question of whether one man has the right to judge another. A provocative introduction and comprehensive notes by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson illuminate this translation of one of Roa Bastos’s most important works.
The Chilean Dictatorship Novel
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Author : Helene Carol Weldt-Basson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06
The Chilean Dictatorship Novel written by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06 with categories.
Though the civil-rights abuses by the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile (1973-1990) were later recognized by reparations and truth commissions, the difficult emotions suffered by the victims and their families were often pushed into the background or out of the national conversation entirely. In response, novelists began writing memory of feelings experienced during the dictatorship into their books. In The Chilean Dictatorship Novel, Weldt-Basson examines fifteen novels and one testimony written on the topic of dictatorship to illustrate how these Chilean narratives center on affect and emotions. Each chapter focuses on a different emotion: feelings of loss because of father abandonment and spatial injustice caused by the neoliberal urbanization of Santiago; despair articulated through tragic romances and affective landscapes; left-wing nostalgia and melancholia communicated through allegory; feelings of abjection caused by torture and betrayal; and the creation of affect through violent events, aggressive child play, and sexual torture. Through a close look at the work of José Donoso, Ariel Dorfman, Diamela Eltit, Carlos Franz, and Nona Fernández, among others, Weldt-Basson effectively argues that by inspiring emotion and creating empathy within readers, the authors of these books instill a drive in the readers for ongoing social-justice advocacy, thereby transforming the process of reading into a platform for future action. Weldt-Basson's landmark study will serve as a basis for the future study of Latin American literature for decades to come.
The New Novel In Latin America
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Author : Philip Swanson
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1995
The New Novel In Latin America written by Philip Swanson and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Latin American fiction categories.
A critical analysis of Latin American writers from the 1960s to the present reveals interesting insights into the ambiguity of the fiction's break from traditional social realism to a representation of realism which is incomprehensible and paradoxical. Swanson (Hispanic studies, State U. of New York, Albany) examines the "new novel's" inconsistencies, political statements, and postmodern intertextuality through the work of Puig, Vargas Llosa, Cabrera, Infante, Fuentes, Donoso, Sainz, Lispector, and Isabel Allende. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Can Literature Promote Justice
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Author : Kimberly A. Nance
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Can Literature Promote Justice written by Kimberly A. Nance and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
As if in direct response to The New Yorker's question of "The Power of the Pen: Does Literature Change Anything?" Kimberly Nance takes up the relationship between ethics and literature. With the 40th anniversary of the testimonio occurring in 2006, there has never been a better time to reconsider its role in achieving social justice. The advent of the testimonio--loosely, a political autobiography of a Latin American activist who hopes, through the telling of her life story, to bring about change--was met with a great deal of excitement by scholars who posited it as a radical new form of literature. Those accolades were almost immediately followed by a series of critical problems. In what sense were testimonios "true"? What right did privileged scholars in the U.S. have to engage accounts of suffering with traditional modes of criticism? Were questions of veracity or aesthetics more important? Were these texts autobiography or political screeds? It seemed critics didn't know quite what to make of the testimonio and so, after a brief bout of engagement, disregarded it. Nance, however, argues that any form as prolific as the testimonio is well worth examining and that these questions, rather than being insurmountable, are exactly the questions with which scholars ought to be wrestling. If, as critics claim, that the testimonio is one of the most pervasive contemporary Latin American cultural genres, then it is high time for a comprehensive study of the genre such as Nance's.
Modern Latin American Fiction
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Author : Katalin Kulin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Modern Latin American Fiction written by Katalin Kulin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Latin American fiction categories.
Pragmatic Passions
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Author : Matthew Bush
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-10-15
Pragmatic Passions written by Matthew Bush and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-15 with Latin American fiction categories.
The Modern Latin American Novel
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Author : Raymond L. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1998
The Modern Latin American Novel written by Raymond L. Williams and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
Series Editor: Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University The volumes in this series examine significant literary foundations of the novel, by applying the most recent critical approaches: Marxism, feminism, structuralism, and others. Each volume surveys a specific novel-writing tradition, and includes: A chronology listing publication dates of major novels, birth and death dates of novelists, and dates of significant events An introductory overview of the novels and their critical reception A summary of the state of the criticism Primary and secondary source bibliographies