Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative (Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature, Series Number 3) - Softcover

Echevarría, Roberto González

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521023998 ISBN 13: 9780521023993

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Myth and Archive offers a new theory about the origin and evolution of the Latin American narrative, and about the emergence of the modern novel. Instead of following the traditional categories set up by literary history, Professor González Echevarría explores the relationship of the narrative to the language of authority: the law in the colonial period, science in the nineteenth century, and anthropology in the twentieth century. The book contains readings of major works in the tradition such as Garcilaso el Inca's Comentarios reales, Sarmiento's Facundo, Carpentier's Los pasos perdidos, and García Marquez's Cien años de soledad.

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Book Description:

This book offers a theory about the origin and evolution of the Latin American narrative, and about the emergence of the modern novel. The book contains readings of major works in the tradition such as Garcilaso el Inca's Comentarios reales, Sarmiento's Facundo, Carpentier's Los pasos perdidos and Garcia Marquez's Cien anos de Soledad.

From the Back Cover:

"An exceptionally influential book, " Myth and Archiv"e will continue to be cited and debated for many years to come."--Rolena Adorno, Yale University

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521023998
• ISBN 13: 9780521023993
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260