Juan Goytisolo and the Politics of Contagion The Evolution of a Radical Aesthetic in the Later Novels

by Black, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780853238362
• ISBN10: 0853238367
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

Juan Goytisolo is arguably Spain's foremost contemporary novelist. This book is one of the few major studies in English to examine all of his mature works, from Sentilde;as de identidad in 1966 to Las semanas del jardiacute;n, published in 1997. It focuses on the interface between the thematic content of the novels and its formal expression, viewing this as the crucial nexus of their meaning. Goytisolo's writing is, in his own words, a "commitment of myself ... for a transformation of the world". The Poetics of Contagion dissects the nature of the relationship between writer and reader to show how Goytisolo's political commitment is reflected in his work.

Author Biography

Stanley Black is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, where he teaches Spanish language and civilization.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Goytisolo and Literary Theory

Señas de identidad

Reivindicación del conde don Julián

Juan sin tierra

Makbara

Conclusion: AfterMakbara

Bibliography

Index

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