Latin American Vanguards: The Art of Contentious Encounters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520087941)

In this first comprehensive study of Latin America's literary vanguards of the 1920s and 1930s, Vicky Unruh explores the movement's provocative and polemic nature. Latin American vanguardism-a precursor to the widely acclaimed work of contemporary Latin American writers-was stimulated by the European avant-garde movements of the World War I era. But as Unruh's wide-ranging study attests, the vanguards of Latin America-emerging from the continent's own historical circumstances-developed a very distinct character and voice.

Through manifestos, experimental texts, and ribald public performance, the vanguardists' work intertwined art, culture, and the politics of the day to produce a powerful brand of aesthetic activism, one that sparked an entire rethinking of the meaning of art and culture throughout Latin America.

Author: Vicky Unruh
ISBN-10: 0520087941
ISBN-13: 9780520087941
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/1994
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.97h x 5.90w x 1.02d