Ambassadors of culture : the transamerican origins of Latino writing / Kirsten Silva Gruesz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gruesz, Kirsten Silva, 1964-

Series:

Translation/transnation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American literature (Spanish)--History and criticism.

Hispanic American literature (Spanish).

American literature--19th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

United States--Relations--Latin America.

United States.

Relations.

Latin America.

Latin America--Relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 293 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]

Summary:

"This book is the best study of transamerican literary contact I have seen in a decade. It is the work of a consummate comparative Americanist who is conversant, often in breathtaking detail, with the literatures and cultures of a number of American geographies, both north and south. Gruesz has produced a comparative study par excellence, one that balances close readings with a rigorously historicist approach. "Ambassadors of Cultur"e is impressive on all counts and is a tremendous contribution."--Vera M. Kutzinski, Yale University

"This is a splendid and gracefully written book--one of the most significant books in the field of American studies. Throughout Gruesz writes with clarity, directness, and elegance. She is without question one of the best inter-American literary historians today and ranks with the top comparative theorists generally."--José David Saldí var, University of California, Berkeley

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-278) and index.

ISBN:

0691050961

069105097X

OCLC:

46473812