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This book focuses on José Martí's reflections and critique of social, cultural, and political events in the United States between the years of 1880 and 1895, bringing together some of the most recognized scholars from the United States, Cuba, South America, and Europe studying Martí in a unique contribution and collaborative international effort.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Part One: Reading the Other America: History, Translation, and Political Landscapes
1.Enrico Mario Santí: "Nuestra América" and the Crisis of Latin Americanism
2.Esther Allen: "He has not made himself known to me": José Martí, U.S. History, and the Question of Translation
3.Ivan Schulman: Social and Cultural Textualizations of the Modern Martí Project: The North American Chronicles
4.Anne Fountain: Emerson and Martí: Close Readings, Context and Translation
5.Georg Schwarzmann: Creating "Superman:" Martí, Nietzsche, and Whitman
6.Ariela Schnirmajer: Politics, Justice, and Style: José Martí Reads Mark Twain
7.Rafael Rojas Gutiérrez: Bancroft, Motley, Martí and American Renaissance Historiography
Part Two: Defining and Building the Modern Nation: Race, Punishment, and Poetics
8.Laura Lomas: The City Unmakes Empires: José Martí's Latina/o Urbanism
9.Jorge Camacho: Fear and Gratitude: Martí's Chronicles in Patria
10.Oleski Miranda Navarro: José Martí: A Rendering of Black Issues in the United States
11.Reinaldo Suárez: José Martí, our Revolutionary Victor Hugo?
12.Francisco Morán: Vile Brothers: Exclusion in José Martí's Republican Dream
13.Ryan Anthony Spangler: Modern Tensions in the Poetics of José Martí
14.Roberto González Echevarría: Martí and his "Amor de Ciudad Grande": Notes on the Poetics of Versos libres
15.David P. Laraway: José Martí and the Call of Technology in "Amor de ciudad grande
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Ryan Anthony Spangler and Georg Michael Schwarzmann - Contributions by Enrico Mario Santí; Esther Allen; Ivan A. Schulman; Anne Fountain; Ariela Schnirmajer; Rafael Rojas Gutiérrez; Laura Lomas; Jorge Camacho; Oleski Miranda Navarro; Reinaldo Su
