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Gunshots at the Fiesta: Literature and Politics in Latin America
Maarten Van Delden
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Description for Gunshots at the Fiesta: Literature and Politics in Latin America
Hardcover. Looks at the relationship between literature and politics in Latin America, a region where these two domains exist in closer proximity than perhaps anywhere else in the Western world. This book reflects the apparently seamless blending of literature and politics in the explicitly political content of much of the continent's writing. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSA; JPF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
The product of a unique collaboration between a literary critic (Van Delden) and a political scientist (Grenier), this book looks at the relationship between literature and politics in Latin America, a region where these two domains exist in closer proximity than perhaps anywhere else in the Western world. The apparently seamless blending of literature and politics is reflected in the explicitly political content of much of the continent's writing, as well as in the highly visible political roles played by many Latin American intellectuals. Yet the authors of this book argue that the relationship between the two realms is much ... Read more
The product of a unique collaboration between a literary critic (Van Delden) and a political scientist (Grenier), this book looks at the relationship between literature and politics in Latin America, a region where these two domains exist in closer proximity than perhaps anywhere else in the Western world. The apparently seamless blending of literature and politics is reflected in the explicitly political content of much of the continent's writing, as well as in the highly visible political roles played by many Latin American intellectuals. Yet the authors of this book argue that the relationship between the two realms is much ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826516336
SKU
V9780826516336
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99-15
About Maarten Van Delden
Maarten van Dijk has edited the Brecht Yearbook since 1995.
Reviews for Gunshots at the Fiesta: Literature and Politics in Latin America
"There is no question in my mind that this book makes a gigantic contribution to our understanding of the power of the pen in political life." MICHAEL KEREN UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, AUTHOR OF POLITICAL LITERATURE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY"