Latin America's New Historical Novel - Brossura

Menton, Seymour

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0292729189 ISBN 13: 9780292729186

Casa editrice: Univ of Texas Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Beginning with the 1979 publication of Alejo Carpentier's El arpa y la sombra, the New Historical Novel has become the dominant genre within Latin American fiction. In this at-times tongue-in-cheek postmodern study, Seymour Menton explores why the New Historical Novel has achieved such popularity and offers discerning readings of numerous works.

Menton argues persuasively that the proximity of the Columbus Quincentennial triggered the rise of the New Historical Novel. After defining the historical novel in general, he identifies the distinguishing features of theNew Historical Novel.

Individual chapters delve deeply into such major works as Mario Vargas Llosa'sLa guerra del fin del mundo, Abel Posse's Los perros del paraíso, Gabriel García Márquez'sEl general en su laberinto, and Carlos Fuentes' La campaña. A chapter on the Jewish Latin American novel focuses on several works that deserve greater recognition, such as Pedro Orgambide'sAventuras de Edmund Ziller en tierras del Nuevo Mundo, Moacyr Scliar'sA estranha nação de Rafael Mendes, and Angelina Muñiz's Tierra adentro.

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Recensione:

"Scholars and students of contemporary Latin American narrative will be made aware of recent fiction not yet discussed in English-language criticism or, for that matter, at any length in Spanish-language criticism. Menton opens up a significant new area for further critical inquiry."oReview: Latin American Literature and Arts "...the most comprehensive overview of the contemporary Latin American novel to come along in years..." --oJonathan Tittler, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Cornell University

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• Editore: Univ of Texas Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0292729189
• ISBN 13: 9780292729186
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240