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1 online resource (225 pages) |
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Routledge Concise Histories of Literature |
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Routledge Concise Histories of Literature
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| Contents |
The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Overview; Initial characterizations: periodization; Definitions; Design and aims; Goals of the book; Method; 1 Who is a Latino/a Author? What is Latino/a Literature?; Overview; The Latino/a author; Delimiting the territory; Worldview and ontology; Language and code-switching; Latino/a literature; Conclusion; 2 Latino/a Literary Foundations; Overview; Various histories; Mexican American; Cuban American; Puerto Rican; Dominican American; Conclusion; 3 Latino/a Literary Renaissance; Overview |
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ChicanoÉmigré Latino/a; Conclusion; 4 Feminist and Queer Turns; Feminist and lesbian Latina literature; Gay Latino literature; Conclusion; 5 New Latino/a Forms; Overview; Lowbrow; Middlebrow; Highbrow; Graphic novels; Conclusion; Coda: Production, Dissemination, and Consumption on a Global Stage; Overview; Ivory tower; Other institutions; Worldly Latino/a fiction and its authors; Glossary; Guide to further reading; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature presents the first comprehensive overview of these popular, experimental and diverse literary cultures. Frederick Luis Aldama traces a historical path through Latino/a literature, examining both the historical and political contexts of the works, as well as their authors and the readership. He also provides an enlightening analysis of: the differing sub-groups of Latino/a literature, including Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Rican American, Dominican American, and Central and South American émigré a |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
American literature -- Hispanic American authors -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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American literature -- Hispanic American authors
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136161759 |
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1136161759 |
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