Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-520-07633-4
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 236 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics

Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, José Limón examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Limón shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican corrido, or master ballad, which was a vital part of artistic and political life along the Mexican-U.S. border from 1890 to 1930.

Limón's use of Bloom, as well as of Marxist critics Raymond Williams and Fredric Jameson, brings Chicano literature into the arena of contemporary literary theory. By focusing on an important but little-studied poetic tradition, his book challenges our ideas of the American canon and extends the reach of Hispanists and folklorists as well.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Limón

Limón, José E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

José E. Limón is Professor of English and Anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin.