Textual exposures : photography in twentieth-century Spanish American narrative fiction / Dan Russek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russek, Dan, 1963- author.

Series:

Latin American and Caribbean series, 1498-2366 ; 11.

Latin American and Caribbean series, 1498-2366 ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Spanish American fiction.

Photography in literature.

Literature and photography--Latin America--History--20th century.

Literature and photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.

Place of Publication:

Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines how twentieth-century Spanish American literature has registered photography s powers and limitations and the creative ways in which writers of this region of the Americas have elaborated the conventions and assumptions of this medium in fictional form.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION

1: UNCANNY VISIONS: RUBÉN DARÍO, JULIO CORTÁZAR, AND SALVADOR ELIZONDO

2: FAMILY PORTRAITS: HORACIO QUIROGA, JUAN RULFO, SILVINA OCAMPO, AND VIRGILIO PINERA

3: POLITICS OF THE IMAGE: JULIO CORTÁZAR AND TOMÁSELOY MARTÍNEZ

CONCLUSION.

Notes:

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

OCLC:

903770245