Latino Boom An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature

by Christie, John; Gonzalez, Jose

• ISBN13: 9780321093837
• ISBN10: 0321093836
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-04
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literaturecombines an engaging and diverse selection of Latino/a authors with tools for students to read, think, and write critically about these works. The first anthology of Latino literature to offer teachers and students a wide array of scholarly and pedagogical resources for class discussion and analysis, this thematically organized collection of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay presents a rich spectrum of literary styles. Providing complete works of Latino/a literature vs excerpts written originally in English, the anthology juxtaposes well-known writers with emerging voices from diverse Latino communities, inviting students to examine Latino literature through a variety of lenses.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

U.S. Latino Literature: An Overview

Latino Narrative

Choices of Narrative Style

Genres of Latino Fiction

Magical Realism

Autobiographical Trends

Navigating the Persona

Modernist Latino Fiction

Fragmented Stories

Bending Narrative Rules

Recreating the Past

Scholarly Publications on Latino Narrative

Latino Poetry

Emergence of Latino Poetry

Latino Poetry as a Protest

Code-switching

The Nuyorican Movement

Chicana Voices

The Power of the Smaller Presses

Echoes of Poets

Scholarly Publications on Latino Poetry

Latino Landscapes

Maps: Turnabout Map of the Americas

The Mexican-American War

The Dominican Republic

Mexico and the Modern U.S.-Mexico Border

Central America

Timeline of Latino Historical and Cultural Events, 1492-2004

Selected Publications in Latino Studies

Selected Publications in Latino History

Readings In Latino Literature

The Lost Worlds: Once Upon a Latin Moon

Introduction to the Chapter

Fiction

Rudolfo Anaya: In Search of Epifanordquo

Biggest City in the Worldrdquo

One Holy Nightrdquo

Red Serpent Cevicherdquo

La Promesardquo

Confusing the Saintsr

Poetry Jimmy Santiago Baca

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