{"product_id":"understanding-julio-cortazar-peter-standish-9781570033902","title":"Understanding Julio Cortazar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElucidates the work of the Argentinean writer best known for the novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Rayuela (Hopscotch)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Julio Cortàzar, \u003c\/i\u003e the first comprehensive discussion of his work to be published in English in a decade, recounts the varied literary achievements of one of Latin America's most acclaimed and prolific twentieth-century writers. Taking advantage of the perspective allowed by the time that has elapsed since Cortàzar's death in 1984, Peter Standish reassesses the Argentinean's oeuvre, including his posthumous publications. There is considerable discussion of how Cortàzar, a man whose controversial persona has often colored criticism of his work, handled the tension between aesthetic and political aims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandish offers a brief overview of Cortàzar's life and a chronological synopsis of his works. Structuring his assessment around metaphors drawn from boxing (one of the writer's special passions), Standish considers Cortàzar's plays, stories, novels, political and literary essays and interviews, textual accompaniments to the visual arts, and poetry. Through close readings Standish explores Cortàzar's views on literary genres and the creative process. Standish also expounds upon the writer's prominent themes, including the metaphysical anguish of his protagonists as they search for \"otherness,\" fail to come to grips with the passage of time, and reject rational and conventional values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Standish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570033900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570033902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.21w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 223","brand":"Peter Standish","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767192703231,"sku":"9781570033902","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f267c1b-5d46-4928-9e54-3dffac6049f0.jpg?v=1744169103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-julio-cortazar-peter-standish-9781570033902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}