Mexican Ballads Chicano Poems

Author : José E. Limón
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992-07-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520911871

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Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems by José E. Limón Pdf

Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, José Limón examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Limón shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican corrido, or master ballad, which was a vital part of artistic and political life along the Mexican-U.S. border from 1890 to 1930. Limón's use of Bloom, as well as of Marxist critics Raymond Williams and Fredric Jameson, brings Chicano literature into the arena of contemporary literary theory. By focusing on an important but little-studied poetic tradition, his book challenges our ideas of the American canon and extends the reach of Hispanists and folklorists as well.

Author : Josa? E Lima?n
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0520068653

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Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems by Josa? E Lima?n Pdf

"Jose Limon is one of our most interesting and important commentators on Chicano culture. . . . [This book] will help strengthen an important style of historically and politically accountable cultural analysis."--Michael M. J. Fischer, co-author of "Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition"

Author : María Herrera-Sobek
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0253207959

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The Mexican Corrido by María Herrera-Sobek Pdf

... well-written and well-documented landmark study... " --Choice This book raises important ideological and esthetic questions about the interpretation of artistic and cultural manifestations in a given society."--Hispanic American Historical Review The present volume is provocative in direction and a refreshing addition to the extant literature on the Mexican corrido genre." --American Ethnologist [Herrera-Sobek's] refreshing approach to analyzing masculine attitudes toward the feminine as expressed in the Mexican corrido is not only insightful but courageous." --Inez Cardozo-Freeman, Southern Folklore ... well-researched, insightful, clearly written, and well-illustrated study of a genre familiar in Hispanic culture." --Journal of the American Studies Association ... provides tantalizing insights into the inner workings and meanings of Mexico's favorite folk ballads..." --Journal of Third World Studies Challenging the stereotypical view of the passive Mexican/Chicana woman of the archetype, the author examines the portrayal of female figures in over three thousand corridos or Mexican ballads and shows that in spite of long-dominant patriarchal ideology, the corridos reveal the presence of self-confident women throughout Mexican history. Included are a discography, a detailed bibliography of corrido collections, and several photographs of soldaderas from the internationally famous Augustin Casasola collection.

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-03-31
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1611922461

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Palabra de mediodÕa / Noon Words by Lucha Corpi Pdf

Palabras de mediodia/Noon Words is Lucha CorpiÍs pioneering collection of poems that established her as a major figure in Mexican American literature. Written in Spanish and expertly translated by Catherine Rodriguez-Nieto, the poems fairly bloom off the page in a display of lyric virtuosity. Corpi is the first of the Mexican American poets to explore through deeply personal and intimate feelings potentially explosive political topics, transculturation, the role of women, her commitment to social change, and the grand themes of love and death. Highly sophisticated, enchanting, and well steeped in the literary tradition of Juana de Ibarbourou, Federico Garcia Lorca and Pablo Neruda, CorpiÍs poetry successfully portrays the magic of her childhood in tropical Veracruz, her move to the city and the challenges of modern life in San Luis Potosi and the San Francisco Bay Area. Particularly moving is CorpiÍs struggle to bridge the chasm between the obligations of family life and single parenthood and the career opportunities of the outside world.

Author : Rodolpho Gonzales
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Mexico
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020670076

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I Am Joaquin by Rodolpho Gonzales Pdf

Author : José Montoya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015032904511

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El Sol Y Los de Abajo by José Montoya Pdf

"'El sol y los de abajo,' written in 1968 at the height of the Chicano movement, indulges in reminiscences, rejoices, resurrects, and reinvents events almost forgotten about my own Chicano experience. I wrote the poem as an oblation, una ofrenda, for the continuing survivability of something unique and precious--our mestisaje"--Poet's statement from prospectus.

Author : Steven Gould Axelrod,Camille Roman,Thomas Travisano
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780813531625

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The New Anthology of American Poetry by Steven Gould Axelrod,Camille Roman,Thomas Travisano Pdf

Overview: Steven Gould Axelrod, Camille Roman, and Thomas Travisano continue the standard of excellence set in Volumes I and II of this extraordinary anthology. Volume III provides the most compelling and wide-ranging selection available of American poetry from 1950 to the present. Its contents are just as diverse and multifaceted as America itself and invite readers to explore the world of poetry in the larger historical context of American culture. Nearly three hundred poems allow readers to explore canonical works by such poets as Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, and Sylvia Plath, as well as song lyrics from such popular musicians as Bob Dylan and Queen Latifah. Because contemporary American culture transcends the borders of the continental United States, the anthology also includes numerous transnational poets, from Julia de Burgos to Derek Walcott. Whether they are the works of oblique avant-gardists like John Ashbery or direct, populist poets like Allen Ginsberg, all of the selections are accompanied by extensive introductions and footnotes, making the great poetry of the period fully accessible to readers for the first time.

Author : Steven Mintz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405182607

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Mexican American Voices by Steven Mintz Pdf

This short, comprehensive collection of primary documents provides an indispensable introduction to Mexican American history and culture. Includes over 90 carefully chosen selections, with a succinct introduction and comprehensive headnotes that identify the major issues raised by the documents Emphasizes key themes in US history, from immigration and geographical expansion to urbanization, industrialization, and civil rights struggles Includes a 'visual history' chapter of images that supplement the documents, as well as an extensive bibliography

Author : Jesse Aleman
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781535847810

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Corridos and Early Chicana/o Poetry by Jesse Aleman Pdf

Gale Researcher Guide for: Corridos and Early Chicana/o Poetry is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research

Author : Stephen M. Hart
Publisher : Cambridge Companions to Litera
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107197695

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The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry by Stephen M. Hart Pdf

This Companion provides a chronological survey of Latin American poetry, analysis of modern trends and six succinct essays on the major figures.

Author : Lynn Keller
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0472064843

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Feminist Measures by Lynn Keller Pdf

Explores the role of gender in poetic production, the tensions between poetry and contemporary literary theory, and the fluid boundaries between theoretical and literary writing.

Author : Jose Aranda,Silvio Torres-Saillant
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1611922658

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Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, Volume IV by Jose Aranda,Silvio Torres-Saillant Pdf

This historic fourth volume of articles represents the finished, re-worked product of the biennial conferences of recovery, providing theoretical and practical approaches, and critical studies on specific texts. Jose Aranda and Silvio Torres-Saillant's introduction conceptualizes and unifies a broad historical swath that encompasses the Spanish and English-language expression of Hispanic natives, immigrants and exiles from the colonial period to 1960.

Author : José Eduardo Limón
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0299142248

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Dancing with the Devil by José Eduardo Limón Pdf

An extended ethnographic essay that explores the socially produced, narratively mediated, and relatively unconscious ideological responses of people--scholars and folk--to a history of race and class domination, with specific reference to several distinct though inter- related spheres of folkloric symbolic action concerning the working classes of Mexican-American south Texas. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Ron McFarland
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476646749

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Gary Soto by Ron McFarland Pdf

In a 1995 interview, prolific Chicano writer Gary Soto noted, "Wonderment has always been a part of my life." This book surveys Soto's immense range of poems, stories, novels, essays and plays for audiences of prereaders to adults. Soto's world moves from the cotton and beet fields of the San Joaquin Valley to the blue-collar barrios of Fresno, and to urban and suburban settings in Oakland and Berkeley. Chapters analyze a wide variety of Soto titles, from his breakout works like 1977's The Elements of San Joaquin to the Chato the Cat illustrated books for children. With self-deprecating humor, particularly in his poems, Soto combines his wonderment with the trials and conflicts that beset him throughout life. In such novels as Jesse, Buried Onions and The Afterlife, and in his stories for YA readers, including Baseball in April and Petty Crimes, his broad array of characters confront the anxieties and annoyances of adolescence. Although he continues to motivate young Chicanos to read and write, Soto stakes his greatest claims to literary prominence through his poems, which are accessible to readers of all ages.

Author : José Eduardo Limón
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : American poetry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000366869

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Mexican Ballads, Chicano Epic by José Eduardo Limón Pdf