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The Self of the City. Macedonio Fernandez, the Argentine Avant-garde, and Modernity in Buenos Aires.
Todd S. Garth
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Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Macedonio Fernández (Argentinian, 1874 - 1952) is a critical figure in modern Latin American literature, mentor to Borges and precursor to the avant-garde. The Self of the City shows Macedonio's work to be a systematic effort to "save the city" from a modernity based on the fallacy of Descartes' autonomous self. Garth dismantles the myth of Macedonio, exposing Borges's role in creating it. Comparing Macedonio's work to that of the avant-garde, he reveals how Macedonio critiques the avant-garde's continued reliance on the self. Garth examines important social and political realities in early twentieth-century Buenos Aires along with current theories on ... Read more
Macedonio Fernández (Argentinian, 1874 - 1952) is a critical figure in modern Latin American literature, mentor to Borges and precursor to the avant-garde. The Self of the City shows Macedonio's work to be a systematic effort to "save the city" from a modernity based on the fallacy of Descartes' autonomous self. Garth dismantles the myth of Macedonio, exposing Borges's role in creating it. Comparing Macedonio's work to that of the avant-garde, he reveals how Macedonio critiques the avant-garde's continued reliance on the self. Garth examines important social and political realities in early twentieth-century Buenos Aires along with current theories on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611482300
SKU
V9781611482300
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About Todd S. Garth
Todd S. Garth is assistant professor of Spanish at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Reviews for The Self of the City. Macedonio Fernandez, the Argentine Avant-garde, and Modernity in Buenos Aires.
Todd Garth’s book is very exciting. The scholar interested in either Macedonio Fern´andez or Jorge Luis Borges will find it useful. I believe it is successful in identifying a critical limitation in our scholarly readings.
Bulletin of Latin American Research
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