Myth and Archive

This book offers a theory about the origin and evolution of the Latin American narrative, and about the emergence of the modern novel.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. A clearing in the jungle: from Santa Monica to Macondo; 2. The law of the letter: Garcilaso's Comentarios; 3. A lost world re-discovered: Sarmiento's Facundo and E. da Cunha's Os Sertoes; 4. The novel as myth and archive: ruins and relics of TIön; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

This book offers a theory about the origin and evolution of the Latin American narrative, and about the emergence of the modern novel. The book contains readings of major works in the tradition such as Garcilaso el Inca's Comentarios reales, Sarmiento's Facundo, Carpentier's Los pasos perdidos and Garcia Marquez's Cien anos de Soledad.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria, Roberto Gonzoalez Echevarroia
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521306829
• ISBN: 978-0-521-30682-9
• Pagine: 260
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 577 g
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Social an
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica romanza