| The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry Contributor(s): Hart, Stephen M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316647854 ISBN-13: 9781316647851 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 861.009 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.2" W x 9.04" (0.99 lbs) 338 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry provides historical context on the evolution of the Latin American poetic tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day. It is organized into three parts. Part I provides a comprehensive, chronological survey of Latin American poetry and includes separate chapters on Colonial poetry, Romanticism/modernism, the avant-garde, conversational poetry, and contemporary poetry. Part II contains six succinct essays on the major figures Sor Juana In s de la Cruz, Gabriela Mistral, C sar Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and Octavio Paz. Part III analyses specific and distinctive trends within the poetic canon, including women's, LGBT, Quechua, Afro-Hispanic, Latino/a and New Media poetry. This Companion also contains a guide to further reading as well as an essay on the best English translations of Latin American poetry. It will be a key resource for students and instructors of Latin American literature and poetry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hart, Stephen M.: - Stephen M. Hart is Professor of Latin American Film, Literature and Culture at University College London and founder-Director of the Centre of César Vallejo Studies. He has been awarded the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services by the Peruvian government for his research on the life and work of Vallejo, made a Miembro Correspondiente by the Academia Peruana de la Lengua and awarded the Order of Merit from the National University of Trujillo. |