Nicholson Surrealism in Latin American Literature

Searching for Breton's Ghost
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-31761-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 267 Seiten

Reihe: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

Charting surrealism in Latin American literature from its initial appearance in Argentina in 1928 to the surrealist-inspired work of several writers in the 1970s, Melanie Nicholson argues that surrealism has exercised a significant and positive influence over twentieth-century Latin American literature, particularly poetry.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nicholson, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: CONTEXTS AND CONTOURS Surrealism is Dead: ¡Viva el surrealismo! The Latin American Connection PART II: THE EMERGENCE OF SURREALISM IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1928-1950 Initiations: Aldo Pellegrini and the First Surrealist Group in Argentina Neruda and Anti-Neruda, or the Case of Chile's Mandrágora Poets Peru: The Surrealist Space between Mariátegui and Vallejo The Two Faces of Early Surrealism in Mexico PART III: A SURREALISM OF ONE'S OWN, 1950-1980 The Argentine Surrealist Journals 'Another Ship Must Be Launched': Surrealism in Argentine Poetry, 1950-1970 Chile: The Avatars and the Antagonists of Mandrágora Octavio Paz, Surrealism's Favorite Son

Über Autor(innen)

Melanie Nicholson is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Bard College, USA.