A Cultural History of Latin America: Literature, Music and the Visual Arts in the 19th and 20th Centuries

by Leslie Bethell

Overview

A Cultural History of Latin America brings together chapters from Volumes III, IV, and X of The Cambridge History of Latin America. The essays place Latin American literature, music and visual arts in historical context, from the early nineteenth century through the late twentieth century. Topics include narrative fiction and poetry; indigenous literatures and culture; the development of music, sculpture, painting, mural art, and architecture; and the history of Latin American film. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521623278
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/13/1998
Series:	Cambridge History of Latin America
Pages:	548
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.38(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I: 1. Literature, music and the visual arts, c. 1820–1870; 2. Literature, music and the visual arts, c. 1870–1930; Part II: 3. Narrative since c. 1920; 4. Poetry, c. 1920–1950; 5. Poetry since 1950; 6. Indigenous literatures; 7. Music, c. 1920–c. 1980; 8. Architecture, c. 1920–c. 1980; 9. Art, c. 1920–c. 1980; 10. Cinema; Bibliographic essays.

Editorial Reviews

'The best collaborative history of the region currently available, or likely to be available for a long time to come.' The Times Literary Supplement

'A superb work of reference.' New York Review of Books

'A monument to scholarship … a tremendous awe-inspiring achievement.' Journal of Latin American Studies

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