The epic of Cuba Libre : the mambí, mythopoetics, and liberation / Éric Morales-Franceschini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morales-Franceschini, Eric, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

New World studies

New world studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cuban literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Cuban literature.

Revolutionaries in literature.

Revolutionaries in popular culture.

Archetype (Psychology) in literature.

Cuba--History--Insurrection, 1868-1878--Literature and the insurrection.

Cuba.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1879-1880--Literature and the revolution.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1895-1898--Literature and the revolution.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.

Summary:

"An exposition and analysis of how the legend of the Cuban freedom fighter has been retold and manifested in Cuban literature, film, public monuments, and even its national currency"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Epic Marooned: Blackness and the Desire Called Cuba Libre

2. ¡Empinate!: Of Motherhood, Mimicry, and the Mambisa

3. The Epic Travestied: Choteo and the Mambi as Populist Trickster

4. ¡Al machete!: On Epic Violence

5. The Epic (De)Sacralized: Sacrifice and the Specter of the Camp.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index.

Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize - Winner, 2022

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Morales-Franceschini, Éric. Epic of Cuba libre

ISBN:

9780813948140

0813948142

9780813948157

0813948150

OCLC:

1285566402