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Title: The Gathering of Voices Condition: New Subtitle: The Twentieth-Century Poetry of Latin America Author: Mike Gonzalez, David Treece Format: Paperback Type: Paperback ISBN-10: 0860915816 EAN: 9780860915812 ISBN: 9780860915812 Publisher: Verso Books Genre: Literary Criticism Release Date: 17/12/1992 Description: During the last hundred years, the private and public voices of Latin American poetry have offered a wealth of imaginative responses to the region's social and political experiences. In the face of capitalist modernization, dictatorship and imperialist domination, poets have fought back. The Gathering of Voices argues that the best of Latin American poetry has set out to rediscover its roots in local experience and to enter a dialogue with the "ordinary" discourses of popular culture and tradition. The implication is that an alternative response to oppression is possible, one inspired by the shared global experiences of alienation, exclusion and exploitation. The possibility of a universal emancipation is evoked in the transformation of language. Each chapter of the volume explores a crucial moment in this dialogue of voices, focusing on key texts, including works by Cardenal, Neruda, Vallejo and the Andrades. With extensive studies of the previously neglected tradition of Brazilian verse, the book provides a guide to the history of poetic debate and practice in 20th-century Latin America. The book includes complete poems of the artists discussed and should appeal to a general readership interested in Latin American culture. It is also a useful text for courses in literature and poetry. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 236mm Item Length: 155mm Item Width: 33mm Item Weight: 699g Book Series: Critical Studies in Latin American and Iberian Culture Release Year: 1992 Missing Information?
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