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Voices Out of Africa in Twentieth-century Spanish Caribbean Literature
Julia Cuervo-Hewitt
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Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
Voices Out of Africa in Twentieth-Century Spanish Caribbean Literature is a compelling exploration of how authors of the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Rico) have incorporated the cultural legacy of Africa into their narrative fictions. This richly articulated study decodes and explores hidden layers of African-derived myths and symbolisms found in many of the major Spanish Caribbean works of prose fiction. Julia Hewitt ranges from the Afro-Cuban short stories of Lydia Cabrera and the historical novels of Alejo Carpentier, to the representation of the figure of the runaway slave—a foundational archetype of the Spanish Caribbean since the sixteenth ... Read more
Voices Out of Africa in Twentieth-Century Spanish Caribbean Literature is a compelling exploration of how authors of the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Rico) have incorporated the cultural legacy of Africa into their narrative fictions. This richly articulated study decodes and explores hidden layers of African-derived myths and symbolisms found in many of the major Spanish Caribbean works of prose fiction. Julia Hewitt ranges from the Afro-Cuban short stories of Lydia Cabrera and the historical novels of Alejo Carpentier, to the representation of the figure of the runaway slave—a foundational archetype of the Spanish Caribbean since the sixteenth ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Series
Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611483246
SKU
V9781611483246
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About Julia Cuervo-Hewitt
Julia Cuervo Hewitt is associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the Pennsylvania State University.
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