Literatura Hispanoamericana: Una Antologia - An Anthology

By Daivd William Foster and David Foster

Book Overview

This Spanish-language anthology contains selections by 45 Latin-American authors. It is intended as a text for upper division Latin American literature survey courses. The anthology presumes a high level of linguistic command of Spanish, and it contains footnotes to allusions and cultural references, as well as words and phrases not found in standard bilingual dictionaries used in the US. Emphasis is on major 20th-century writers, while important works from colonial and 19th-century literature as also included.
The diverse selections of Literature Hispanoamericana will enable students to have a more sustained exposure to major voices of Latin American literature than possible in anthologies built around fragments. By focusing on fewer authors but more significant selections from their writings, students will have a greater grasp of major canonical figures as well as emergent voices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815312849
• ISBN13: 9780815312840
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 1216 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for Latin American literature 1880-present

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