Idle Talk, Deadly Talk : The Uses of Gossip in Caribbean Literature / Ana Rodríguez Navas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez Navas, Ana Belén, 1977- author.

Series:

New World studies.

New World Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caribbean literature--History and criticism.

Caribbean literature.

Gossip in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

University of Virginia Press 2018

Charlottesville, Virginia : University of Virginia Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

"A study of gossip's place in the literature of the multilingual Caribbean. Studying recent Hispanic Caribbean texts alongside diasporic literature and works from the region's Francophone and Anglophone traditions, Rodriguez Navas argues that the study of gossip, and especially of its hitherto unremarked status as an essentially adversarial practice, offers an important new perspective on the literature, culture, and power dynamics of the Caribbean region"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: gossip's embattlements

"A mouthful of dynamite": gossip and the failure of community

"Parallel versions": gossip, investigation, and identity

"An international scandal": gossip, dissent, and the public sphere

"Paginas en blanco": the legacy of the Caribbean gossip state

Conclusion: radical gossip.

Notes:

Includes index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813941639

0813941636

OCLC:

1090068720

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access