The Cuban Republic and José Martí : reception and use of a national symbol / edited by Mauricio A. Font and Alfonso W. Quiroz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Font, Mauricio A. (Mauricio Augusto)

Quiroz, Alfonso W.

Series:

Western hemisphere studies

Bildner Western hemisphere studies

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Martí, José, 1853-1895.

Martí, José.

Nationalism--Cuba--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

History.

Cuba--History--20th century.

Cuba.

Physical Description:

vi, 267 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

Jose Marti contributed greatly to Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain with words as well as revolutionary actions. Although he died before the formation of an independent republic, he has since been hailed as a heroic martyr inspiring Cuban republican traditions.

During the twentieth century, traditionally nationalistic literature has reinforced an uncritical idealization of Marti and his influence. However, new approaches have recently explored the formation, reception, uses, and abuses of the Marti myth.

The essays in this volume analyze the influence of Jose Marti-as poet, scholar, and revolutionary-on the formation of often-competing national identities in post-independence Cuba. By exploring the diverse representations and interpretations of Marti, they provide a critical analysis of the ways in which both the left and right have used his political and literary legacies to argue their version of contemporary Cuban "reality."

Contents:

"Otro gallo cantaría": essay on the first Cuban republicanism / Rafael Rojas

The "apostle" in stone : nationalism and monuments in honor of José Martí / João Felipe Gonçalves

The struggle to redefine Martí and "Cuba libre" in the 1920s / Lillian Guerra

"Rights are taken, not pleaded" : José Martí and the cult of the recourse to violence in Cuba / Rafael E. Tarragó

Martí in Cuban schools / Alfonso W. Quiroz

José Martí, pilar de la revolución cubana / Paul Estrade

José Martí against race / Oscar Montero

José Martí between nation and empire : Latino cultural critique at the intersection of the Americas / Laura Lomas

Chronicling empire : José Martí on the Avenue of the Americas / Antonio López

Construyendo la imagen literaria de Martí en los Estados Unidos / Ivan A. Schulman

José Martí en la obra de Fernando Ortiz / José Matos

Inmigración española e imaginario nacional en Cuba, 1900-1920 / Consuelo Naranjo Orovio

Martí y la emigración cubana de Yucatán frente al nacimiento de la República (1902-1925) / Carlos E. Bojórquez Urzaiz

Gender trouble: José Martí and Juana Borrero / Ottmar Ette.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-252) and index.

ISBN:

0739112244

0739112252

OCLC:

61179604