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Understanding Julio Cortazar

English · Hardback

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Understanding Julio Cortazar, the first comprehensive discussion of his work to be published in English in a decade, recounts the varied literary achievements of one of Latin America's most acclaimed twentieth-century writers. Taking advantage of the perspective allowed by the time that has elapsed since Cortazar's death in 1984, Peter Standish reassesses the Argentinean's oeuvre. There is considerable discussion of how Cortazar, a man whose controversial persona has often colored criticism of his work, handled the tension between aesthetic and political aims.Standish offers a brief overview of Cortazar's life and a chronological synopsis of his works. Structuring his assessment around metaphors drawn from boxing, Standish considers Cortazar's plays, stories, novels, political and literary essays and interviews, textual accompaniments to the visual arts, and poetry. Through close readings Standish explores Cortazar's views on literary genres and the creative process. Standish also expounds upon the writer's themes, including the metaphysical anguish of his protagonists as they search for "otherness", fail to come to grips with the passage of time, and reject rational and conventional values.

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After twenty-five years of teaching in British universities, Peter Standish moved in 1991 to North Carolina, where he is a professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at East Carolina University in Greenville. Standish is the author of more than ten books and many articles dealing with aspects of modern Hispanic culture. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.


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This text recounts the varied literary achievements of one of Latin America's most acclaimed and prolific 20th-century writers.

Product details

Authors Peter Standish
Publisher Univ of south carolina press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.02.2001
 
EAN 9781570033902
ISBN 978-1-57003-390-2
No. of pages 222
Dimensions 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
Series Understanding Modern European
Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature
Understanding Modern European
Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature
Subject Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies

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