On the Dark Side of the Archive
Juan Carlos Gonzalez Espitia
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Description for On the Dark Side of the Archive
Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
On the Dark Side of the Archive examines nineteenth-century nation building through narratives that are not part of the romantic or realist traditions, specifically those associated with the critique of traditional ideas often portrayed in Decadentism and modernismo. The study focuses on the "non-canonical" works of turn-of-the-century authors—including José María Vargas Vila, Horacio Quiroga, Clemente Palma, and José Martí—and concludes with a study that compares the literary portrayal of doomed societies in the nineteenth century with the work of contemporary authors, such as Fernando Vallejo. González Espitia establishes a critique of the concept of nation building in the romantic ... Read more
On the Dark Side of the Archive examines nineteenth-century nation building through narratives that are not part of the romantic or realist traditions, specifically those associated with the critique of traditional ideas often portrayed in Decadentism and modernismo. The study focuses on the "non-canonical" works of turn-of-the-century authors—including José María Vargas Vila, Horacio Quiroga, Clemente Palma, and José Martí—and concludes with a study that compares the literary portrayal of doomed societies in the nineteenth century with the work of contemporary authors, such as Fernando Vallejo. González Espitia establishes a critique of the concept of nation building in the romantic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611483314
SKU
V9781611483314
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About Juan Carlos Gonzalez Espitia
Juan Carlos González Espitia is assistant professor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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