The literature of catastrophe : nature, disaster and revolution in Latin America / Carlos Fonseca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fonseca, Carlos, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

Catastrophical, The, in literature.

Natural disasters in literature.

Environmental disasters in literature.

Epidemics in literature.

Diseases in literature.

War in literature.

Political violence in literature.

Literature and society--Latin America--History--19th century.

Modernism (Literature)--Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Through a study of literary representations of catastrophic figures, this book examines how nature and history intertwined during the violent aftermath of the Spanish American Wars of Independence"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Radical Landscapes

2. Earthquakes: The Shaky Grounds of Latin American History

Aftershock: Cesar Aira's Rugendas: Photographing the Earthquake

3. Volcanoes: Emergencies of an Archaeological Modernity

Aftershock: Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano: On Clouds, Telegraphs and Volcanoes

4. Epidemics: Virality, Immunity and the Outbreak of Modern Sovereignty

Aftershock: Reinaldo Arenas' El color del verano: AIDS and the End(s) of the Immunological Paradigm

5. Conclusion: One Final Gust: Macondo and the Aftermaths of Modernity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501350665

1501350668

9781501350641

1501350641

OCLC:

1155324736