Latin American Vanguards: The Art of Contentious Encounters (Latin American Literature and Culture) (Volume 11) - Softcover

Unruh, Vicky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520087941 ISBN 13: 9780520087941

Publisher: University of California Press, 1994

Synopsis

In this first comprehensive study of Latin America's literary vanguards of the 1920s and 1930s, Vicky Unruh explores the movement's provocative and polemic nature. Latin American vanguardism―a precursor to the widely acclaimed work of contemporary Latin American writers―was stimulated by the European avant-garde movements of the World War I era. But as Unruh's wide-ranging study attests, the vanguards of Latin America―emerging from the continent's own historical circumstances―developed a very distinct character and voice.

Through manifestos, experimental texts, and ribald public performance, the vanguardists' work intertwined art, culture, and the politics of the day to produce a powerful brand of aesthetic activism, one that sparked an entire rethinking of the meaning of art and culture throughout Latin America.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"[This book] will become the standard reference on the Latin American vanguard. The time was ripe for an ambitious undertaking like this one, and Unruh does not disappoint." (Gustavo Prez-Firmat, Duke University)

About the Author:

Vicky Unruh is Associate Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Kansas.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0520087941
• ISBN 13: 9780520087941
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 332