Literature and Subjection The Economy of Writing and Marginality in Latin America |
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| Author:
| Legras, Horacio |
| Series title: | Pitt Illuminations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8229-4353-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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Legras views the factors that have both formed and stifled the integration of peripheral experiences into Latin American literature. He analyzes key works by novelists Juan José Saer (
The Witness), Nellie Campobello (
Cartucho), Roa Bastos (
Son of Man), and Jose María Arguedas (
The Fox from Up Above and the Fox from Down Below), among others, to provide a theoretical basis for understanding the plight of the author, the peripheral voice, and the confines...
More DescriptionLegras views the factors that have both formed and stifled the integration of peripheral experiences into Latin American literature. He analyzes key works by novelists Juan José Saer (The Witness), Nellie Campobello (Cartucho), Roa Bastos (Son of Man), and Jose María Arguedas (The Fox from Up Above and the Fox from Down Below), among others, to provide a theoretical basis for understanding the plight of the author, the peripheral voice, and the confines of the literary medium.