Mexican ballads, Chicano poems : history and influence in Mexican-American social poetry / José E. Limón.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Limón, José Eduardo

Series:

New historicism ; 17.

The New historicism ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--Mexican American authors--History and criticism.

American poetry.

Ballads, Spanish--Mexico--Appreciation--United States.

Ballads, Spanish.

Mexican Americans--Intellectual life.

Mexican Americans.

American poetry--Mexican influences.

Mexican Americans in literature.

Social problems in literature.

American poetry--Mexican American authors.

Mexico.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1992]

Summary:

"Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems" combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, José Limó n examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Limó n shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican "corrido," or master ballad, which was a vital part of artistic and political life along the Mexican-U.S. border from 1890 to 1930. Limó n's use of Bloom, as well as of Marxist critics Raymond Williams and Fredric Jameson, brings Chicano literature into the arena of contemporary literary theory. By focusing on an important but little-studied poetic tradition, his book challenges our ideas of the American canon and extends the reach of Hispanists and folklorists as well.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520068653

0520076338

OCLC:

24590259