Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry

This Companion provides a chronological survey of Latin American poetry, analysis of modern trends and six succinct essays on the major figures.

List of contents

Part I. History: 1. Colonial poetry Rodrigo Cacho Casal; 2. From Romanticism to modernismo Cecila Enjuto-Rangel; 3. The Avant-garde: from Creacionismo to Ultraísmo, Brazilian Modernismo, Antropofagia, and Surrealism Adam Joseph Shellhorse; 4. Conversational poetry Stephen M. Hart; 5. Contemporary poetry Ben Bollig; Part II. Six Key Figures: 6. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Stephen M. Hart; 7. Gabriela Mistral Karen Pena; 8. César Vallejo Stephen M. Hart; 9. Pablo Neruda Adam Feinstein; 10. Carlos Drummond de Andrade Charles A. Perrone; 11. Octavio Paz Jason Wilson; Part III. Diversity and Heterogeneity: 12. Women's poetry Sara Castro-Klarén; 13. LGBT poetry Brad Epps and Stephen M. Hart; 14. Quechua/Kichwa Poetry Alison Krögel; 15. Afro-Hispanic poetry Martha Ojeda; 16. Latino/a poetry Michael Dowdy; 17. (New) media poetry Thea Pitman; 18. English translations Valentino Gianuzzi.

About the author

Stephen M. Hart is Professor of Latin American Film, Literature and Culture at University College London and founder-Director of the Centre of César Vallejo Studies. He has been awarded the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services by the Peruvian government for his research on the life and work of Vallejo, made a Miembro Correspondiente by the Academia Peruana de la Lengua and awarded the Order of Merit from the National University of Trujillo.

Summary

This Companion provides a comprehensive, chronological survey of Latin American poetry from the Colonial period up until the present day, analysis of modern trends ranging from LGBT to Latino/a poetry, and six succinct essays on the major figures, ranging from Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to Octavio Paz.

Product details

• Authors: EDITED BY STEPHEN HA, Stephen M. Hart, Stephen M. (University College London) Hart
• Assisted by: Stephen M. Hart (Editor), Stephen M. (University College London) Hart (Editor), Hart Stephen M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781107197695
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19769-5
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature; Cambridge Companions to Litera; Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Latin America, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Latin-American Spanish, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides