Rediscovering the New World : inter-American literature in a comparative context / Earl E. Fitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitz, Earl E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American literature--History and criticism.

Latin American literature.

Comparative literature.

America--Literatures--History and criticism.

America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, [1991]

Summary:

The concept of ""American"" literature is not the exclusive province of any one nation. Thanks to the historical circumstances that governed the European conquest and settlement of the Americas, we can and should approach the writings of English and French Canada, the United States, Spanish America, and Brazil as a cohesive group of American literature, worthy of study without constant reference to European texts. Now, Rediscovering the New World makes a timely addition to this expanding field on Inter-American scholarship that should help lead tothe formation of a new canon.</

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Pre-Columbian Era; 2. The Narratives of Discovery and Conquest; 3. The New World Epic; 4. The Theme of Miscegenation; 5. Refining the New World Novel: Henry James and Machado de Assis; 6. The Five (Six?) Faces of American Modernism; 7. In Quest of an American Identity; 8. Regionalism as a Shaping Force; 9. Solitude: The Evolution of an American Literary Motif; 10. The Conflict between Civilization and Barbarism; Afterword; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781587290640

1587290642

OCLC:

44961207