Title Latin American writers and the rise of Hollywood cinema / Jason Borge

Published New York : Routledge, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (211 pages) Series Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ; 7 Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ; 7. Contents The lettered City of Angels -- Ex machina : Hollywood, Latin America and the cinematic imaginary -- Celluloid border : Mexican revisions of early Hollywood -- Tropic of Chaplin : Latin American intellectuals and the Little Tramp -- Hollywood chronicles : Latin American journalism and the early talkies -- Imperial magic : Walt Disney in Latin America, 1930-1945 Summary This book analyzes the initial engagement with Hollywood by key Latin American writers and intellectuals during the first few decades of the 20th century. The film metropolis presented an ambiguous, multivalent sign for established figures like Horacio Quiroga, Alejo Carpentier and Mário de Andrade, as well as less renowned writers like the Mexican Carlos Noriega Hope, the Chilean Vera Zouroff and the Cuban Guillermo Villarronda. Hollywood's arrival on the scene placed such writers in a bind, as many felt compelled to emulate the ""artistry"" of a medium dominated by a nation posing a symbo Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Motion pictures, American -- Latin America Motion pictures -- Latin America Latin American literature -- Film adaptations PERFORMING ARTS -- Television -- Reference. Latin American literature Motion pictures Motion pictures, American Latin America Genre/Form Electronic books Film adaptations Form Electronic book LC no. 2007050929 ISBN 9780203894415 0203894413 1135891680 9781135891688 1281394602 9781281394606 9786611394608 6611394605

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