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A shaman and visionary - not a poet in any ordinary sense - Maria Sabina lived out her life in the Oaxacan mountain village of Huautla de Jimenez. This work includes a... Læs mere
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A companion to the three-volume verse translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy". It consists of a collection of commentaries on the first part of the... Læs mere
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This text explores Latin American vanguardism's provocative and polemic nature. The movement was stimulated by the European avantgarde movements of the World War I era, but, as this book argues, it developed a very distinct voice and character.
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In Italy, Ruzante is recognized as the most original of the Italian Renaissance dramatists; but his plays are hardly known in English. This is a translation of his most successful play, "L'Anconitana", set opposite the Italian version of the play.
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Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, Limon examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s and bases his analyses on Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes him into the socio-political realm.
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Considers the "Montaigne of the Essays" on of the first 'moralists' in the French sense of the term, recording with anthropological fervor and in fresh, informal language the full spectrum of human thought and commerce.
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This study explores odes and epistles by the late-first-century poet Horace in the light of modern anthropological and literary theory. The author examines, in... Læs mere
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Featuring contemporary feminist theory, this book argues for a feminism that transcends national borders and ethnic identities. It analysis... Læs mere
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National consolidation and romantic novels go hand in hand in Latin America. This title shows how 19th century patriotism and heterosexual passion historically depend on one another to engender productive citizens.