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Author : John King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521631513
An introduction to the history, politics, art and literature of modern Latin America.
Author : David T. Gies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999-02-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521574293
This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country's literature: narrative, poetry, theatre and the essay. Spain's recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. The concept of 'Spanish culture' is investigated, and there are studies of Spanish painting and sculpture, architecture, cinema, dance, music, and the modern media. A chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making the volume an invaluable introduction to the politics, literature and culture of modern Spain.
Author : John King
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0521636515
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Author : Efraín Kristal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139827058
The diverse countries of Latin America have produced a lively and ever evolving tradition of novels, many of which are read in translation all over the world. This Companion offers a broad overview of the novel's history and analyses in depth several representative works by, for example, Gabriel García Márquez, Machado de Assis, Isabel Allende and Mario Vargas Llosa. The essays collected here offer several entryways into the understanding and appreciation of the Latin American novel in Spanish-speaking America and Brazil. The volume conveys a real sense of the heterogeneity of Latin American literature, highlighting regions whose cultural and geopolitical particularities are often overlooked. Indispensable to students of Latin American or Hispanic studies and those interested in comparative literature and the development of the novel as genre, the Companion features a comprehensive bibliography and chronology and concludes with an essay about the success of Latin American novels in translation.
Author : William Rowe,Vivian Schelling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015021859254
Samba and carnival, radio soaps and telenovelas, oral poetry, popular drama, Amerindian art. This illustrated overview of Latin America's popular culture considers the broad spectrum of cultural forms in the various countries of the subcontinent. Exploring the ways in which daily life and ritual have resisted and been influenced by Western mass culture, Memory and Modernity traces the main anthropological, sociological and political debates about the nature of popular culture. Rowe and Schelling use their analysis of the development of a culture industry in Latin America to engage with wider debates about modernity, drawing out the contrast between Latin America's cultural wealth and its widespread material poverty. In challenging the assumptions of much Western cultural criticism, this book will be essential reading for students of Latin American society, while offering the general reader a concise and accessible overview of an exciting and varied popular culture.
Author : Stephen M. Hart
Publisher : Cambridge Companions to Litera
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107197695
This Companion provides a chronological survey of Latin American poetry, analysis of modern trends and six succinct essays on the major figures.
Author : Michael Higgins,Clarissa Smith,John Storey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139827959
British culture today is the product of a shifting combination of tradition and experimentation, national identity and regional and ethnic diversity. These distinctive tensions are expressed in a range of cultural arenas, such as art, sport, journalism, fashion, education, and race. This Companion addresses these and other major aspects of British culture, and offers a sophisticated understanding of what it means to study and think about the diverse cultural landscapes of contemporary Britain. Each contributor looks at the language through which culture is formed and expressed, the political and institutional trends that shape culture, and at the role of culture in daily life. This interesting and informative account of modern British culture embraces controversy and debate, and never loses sight of the fact that Britain and Britishness must always be understood in relation to the increasingly international context of globalisation.
Author : Harriet Turner,Adelaida López de Martínez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521778158
The Cambridge Companion to the Spanish Novel presents the development of the modern Spanish novel from 1600 to the present. Drawing on the combined legacies of Don Quijote and the traditions of the picaresque novel, these essays focus on the question of invention and experiment, on what constitutes the singular features of evolving fictional forms. It examines how the novel articulates the relationships between history and fiction, high and popular culture, art and ideology, and gender and society. Contributors highlight the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the elaboration of the Spanish novel, which often takes a self-conscious stance toward literary tradition. Topics covered include the regional novel, women writers, and film and literature. This companionable survey, which includes a chronology and guide to further reading, conveys a vivid sense of the innovative techniques of the Spanish novel and of the debates surrounding it.
Author : Celia Marshik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107049260
This companion provides students and scholars alike with an interdisciplinary approach to literary modernism. Through essays written on a range of cultural contexts, this collection helps readers understand the significant changes in belief systems, visual culture, and pastimes that influenced, and were influenced by, the experimental literature published around 1890-1945.
Author : Philip Swanson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134643097
What is 'Latin American Studies'? This companion gives a concise and accessible overview of the discipline. Covering a wide range of topics, from colonial cultures and identity to US Latino culture and issues of race, gender and sexuality, this book goes beyond conventional literary companions and situates Latin America in its historical, social, political, literary and cultural context. This essential book provides the key introductory information on the subject and will be especially useful for students taking or considering taking courses in Hispanic or Latin American Studies. Written by an international team of experts, each chapter supplies the necessary basic information and a sound introduction to central ideas, issues and debates. In addition to 12 chapters on the main topics in Latin American Studies, the companion includes an introduction, time chart, glossary and suggestions for further reading.
Author : Philip Swanson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139828017
Gabriel García Márquez is Latin America's most internationally famous and successful author, and a winner of the Nobel Prize. His oeuvre of great modern novels includes One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. His name has become closely associated with Magical Realism, a phenomenon that has been immensely influential in world literature. This Companion, first published in 2010, includes new and probing readings of all of García Márquez's works, by leading international specialists. His life in Colombia, the context of Latin American history and culture, key themes in his works and their critical reception are explored in detail. Written for students and readers of García Márquez, the Companion is accessible for non-Spanish speakers and features a chronology and a guide to further reading. This insightful and lively book will provide an invaluable framework for the further study and enjoyment of this major figure in world literature.
Author : C. W. E. Bigsby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521841320
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Author : Ileana Rodríguez,Mónica Szurmuk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781316419106
The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature is an essential resource for anyone interested in the development of women's writing in Latin America. Ambitious in scope, it explores women's literature from ancient indigenous cultures to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Organized chronologically and written by a host of leading scholars, this History offers an array of approaches that contribute to current dialogues about translation, literary genres, oral and written cultures, and the complex relationship between literature and the political sphere. Covering subjects from cronistas in Colonial Latin America and nation-building to feminicide and literature of the indigenous elite, this History traces the development of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in contemporary scholarship. The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature will not only engage readers in ongoing debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come.
Author : Nicholas Rzhevsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107002524
A fully updated new edition of this overview of contemporary Russia and the influence of its Soviet past.
Author : Michael Higgins,Clarissa Smith,John Storey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521864978
A lively and informative set of perspectives on the key themes that shape modern Britain.
