Universality and Utopia - The 20th Century Indigenista Peruvian Tradition

This work examines the evolution of the Peruvian indigenista literary tradition in the twentieth century in its relation to the evolution of socialist thought and dialectical materialist philosophy.

List of contents

List of Figures; Introduction: The Question of Indigenismo and the Socialist Imaginary; José Carlos Mariátegui's Critique of Liberalism: From Acculturation to Revolution; From Existential Despair to Collective Jubilation: César Vallejo's Materialist Poetics; The Light within the World: José María Arguedas and the Limits of Transculturation; The Contemporary Scene: The Future of Indigenismo and the Collapse of the Integrative Dream after Arguedas; Bibliography/Cited Works; Index

About the author

Daniel Sacilotto is a professor of critical studies at the California Institute of the Arts, and PhD in comparative literature from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Summary

This work examines the evolution of the Peruvian indigenista literary tradition in the twentieth century in its relation to the evolution of socialist thought and dialectical materialist philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Sacilotto
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781839986871
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-687-1
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Anthem Studies in Latin American Literature and Culture; Anthem Studies in Latin Americ
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Comparative Literature, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias, social and political philosophy, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Peruvian socialism; Mariátegui