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The Logic of Fetishism. Alejo Carpentier and the Cuban Tradition.
James J. Pancrazio
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Hardback. Borrowing theories of psychoanalysis, gender, performance, and Cuban literature and historiography, The Logic of Fetishism argues that the structure of disavowal functions as a creative alternative to the all-encompassing meta-narratives of exile and insularity. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Cuban author Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) was a key figure in the foundation of contemporary Latin American fiction. By taking a critical position vis-á-vis the restitutionary current in Latin American studies (e.g., to focus on the myths of the noble savage, lost paradises, black legends, and good revolutionaries), James Pancrazio provides a highly innovative re-reading of Carpentier's work. Borrowing theories of psychoanalysis, gender, performance, and Cuban literature and historiography, The Logic of Fetishism argues that the structure of disavowal functions as a creative alternative to the all-encompassing meta-narratives of exile and insularity. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate ... Read more
Cuban author Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) was a key figure in the foundation of contemporary Latin American fiction. By taking a critical position vis-á-vis the restitutionary current in Latin American studies (e.g., to focus on the myths of the noble savage, lost paradises, black legends, and good revolutionaries), James Pancrazio provides a highly innovative re-reading of Carpentier's work. Borrowing theories of psychoanalysis, gender, performance, and Cuban literature and historiography, The Logic of Fetishism argues that the structure of disavowal functions as a creative alternative to the all-encompassing meta-narratives of exile and insularity. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611482089
SKU
V9781611482089
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About James J. Pancrazio
James J. Pancrazio received his doctorate in Latin American literature from the University of Illinois in Urbana. He is an Associate Professor of Foreign Languages at Illinois State University. His work has appeared in Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Cuban Studies, Caribe, Hojas Universitarias, and Revista Iberoamericana. His areas of interest include psychoanalysis, gender, performance, and Cuban literature and historiography.
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