Omar Cabezas, Nicaragua, and the Narrative of Liberation - To the Revolution and Beyond

Omar Cabezas, Nicaragua, and the Narrative of Liberation considers themes of liberation, utopia, orality, and humor in the works of Omar Cabezas as they relate to national and cultural identity in Latin America. It assesses the symbiotic relationship between the works of Cabezas and the post-revolutionary reformulation of Nicaraguan identity.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Latin American Identity, Liberation, and Intercultural Philosophy: Toward a Latin American Identity
Chapter 2: Utopia and Testimonio
Chapter 3: Post-Revolutionary Autobiography in Nicaragua
Chapter 4: The Work of Omar Cabezas: Orality and Liberation Discourse
Chapter 5: Comedy as Subversion and Resistance in the Work of Omar Cabezas
Chapter 6: The Liberation of Fire From the Mountain: Testimonial Text, Documentary Film, and the New Nicaragua
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By José María Mantero

Summary

Omar Cabezas, Nicaragua, and the Narrative of Liberation considers themes of liberation, utopia, orality, and humor in the works of Omar Cabezas as they relate to national and cultural identity in Latin America. It assesses the symbiotic relationship between the works of Cabezas and the post-revolutionary reformulation of Nicaraguan identity.

Product details

• Authors: Jos Mantero, Jose Mantero, Jose Maria Mantero, José María Mantero
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781498587983
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8798-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Latin American Decolonial and; Latin American Decolonial and Postcolonial Literature; Critical Approaches to Latin American Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, Literature: history & criticism, Politics and government, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino