Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
Author: Verity Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1781
Release: 1997-03-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 113531425X

A comprehensive, encyclopedic guide to the authors, works, and topics crucial to the literature of Central and South America and the Caribbean, the Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature includes over 400 entries written by experts in the field of Latin American studies. Most entries are of 1500 words but the encyclopedia also includes survey articles of up to 10,000 words on the literature of individual countries, of the colonial period, and of ethnic minorities, including the Hispanic communities in the United States. Besides presenting and illuminating the traditional canon, the encyclopedia also stresses the contribution made by women authors and by contemporary writers. Outstanding Reference Source Outstanding Reference Book

Literature of Latin America

Literature of Latin America
Author: Rafael Ocasio
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2004-07-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Presents the literary and cultural heritage of Latin America from the colonial period through the twentieth century and examines texts from the early explorers, military and religious groups, political and native influences, and women writers.

Handbook of Latin American Literature (Routledge Revivals)

Handbook of Latin American Literature (Routledge Revivals)
Author: David William Foster
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 822
Release: 2015-06-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317518268

First published in 1987 (this second edition in 1992), the Handbook of Latin American Literature offers readers the opportunity to explore this literary history in the English Language and constitutes an ideological approach to Latin American Literature. It provides both concise information concerning particular authors, works, and literary traditions of Latin America as well as comprehensive material about the various national literatures of the area. This book will therefore be of interest to Hispanic scholars, as well as more general readers and non-Hispanists.

Philosophy and Literature in Latin America

Philosophy and Literature in Latin America
Author: Jorge J. E. Gracia
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780791400388

Philosophy and Literature in Latin America presents a unique and original view of the current state of development in Latin America of two disciplines that are at the core of the humanities. Divided into two parts, each section explores the contributions of distinguished American and Latin American experts and authors. The section on literature includes the literary activities of Latin Americans working in the United States, an area in which very little research has been demonstrated and, for that reason, will add an interesting new dimension to the field of Latin American studies.

Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
Author: Verity Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 701
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1135960267

The Concise Encyclopedia includes: all entries on topics and countries, cited by many reviewers as being among the best entries in the book; entries on the 50 leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on some 50 important works in this literature-those who read and studied in the English-speaking world.

Modern Latin American Literature

Modern Latin American Literature
Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199754918

This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria covers a wide range of topics, highlighting how Latin American literature became conscious of its continental scope and international reach in moments of political crisis, such as independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War, and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. With this narrative, the author discusses major writers ranging from Andres Bello and Jose Maria Heredia through Borges and Garcia Marquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolano.

The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature

The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarría
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 896
Release: 1996-09-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521410359

The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature is by far the most comprehensive work of its kind ever written. Its three volumes cover the whole sweep of Latin American literature (including Brazilian) from pre-Colombian times to the present, and contain chapters on Latin American writing in the USA. Volume 3 is devoted partly to the history of Brazilian literature, from the earliest writing through the colonial period and the Portuguese-language traditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and partly also to an extensive bibliographical section in which annotated reading lists relating to the chapters in all three volumes of The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature are presented. These bibliographies are a unique feature of the History, further enhancing its immense value as a reference work.

Literatures of Latin America

Literatures of Latin America
Author: Willis Barnstone
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Anthology of selected writings--spanning antiquity to the present--from the non-Western civilizations of Latin America. It includes introductions, headnotes, and bibliographies with literary translations of contemporary and classical writers. The selections reflect literary, religious, and philosophical traditions and revealdespite cultural differencesthe universality of life experiences. [publisher web site].