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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Sacilotto
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781839986871
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-687-1
• Pagine: 214
• Serie: Anthem Studies in Latin American Literature and Culture; Anthem Studies in Latin Americ
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica romanza; LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Comparative Literature, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias, social and political philosophy, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Peruvian socialism; Mariátegui