The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107197695)

The Cambridge Companion to Latin American Poetry provides historical context on the evolution of the Latin American poetic tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day. It is organized into three parts. Part I provides a comprehensive, chronological survey of Latin American poetry and includes separate chapters on Colonial poetry, Romanticism/modernism, the avant-garde, conversational poetry, and contemporary poetry. Part II contains six succinct essays on the major figures Sor Juana In s de la Cruz, Gabriela Mistral, C sar Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and Octavio Paz. Part III analyses specific and distinctive trends within the poetic canon, including women's, LGBT, Quechua, Afro-Hispanic, Latino/a and New Media poetry. This Companion also contains a guide to further reading as well as an essay on the best English translations of Latin American poetry. It will be a key resource for students and instructors of Latin American literature and poetry.

Author: Stephen M. Hart
ISBN-10: 1107197694
ISBN-13: 9781107197695
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/22/2018
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2018