In Search of the Sacred Book - Religion and the Contemporary Latin American Novel

In Search of the Sacred Book follows the development of the Latin American novel from the early twentieth century until today by examining the attempts of major novelists to "sacralize" the novel by incorporating traits present in the sacred texts of many religions. It concludes with a view of the "desacralization" of the novel by more recent authors.

About the author

Anibal Gonzalez is professor of modern Latin American literature in the department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University. He is the author of numerous books and several translations. His recent publications include Love and Politics in the Contemporary Spanish American Novel and a critical edition of Redentores by Manuel Zeno Gandia. Gonzalez is the founder and general editor of the Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory Series at Bucknell University Press, and former general editor of the Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature Series of Cambridge University Press.

Summary

Studies the artistic incorporation of religious concepts such as prophecy, eternity, and the afterlife in the contemporary Latin American novel. This book departs from sociopolitical readings by noting the continued relevance of religion in Latin American life and culture, despite modernity's powerful secularizing influence.

Product details

• Authors: Anibal Gonzalez, Aníbal Gonzalez, Aníbal González
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780822965046
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6504-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Pitt Illuminations; Pitt Illuminations; Illuminations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, Literature - Classics / Criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion