Literature and Subjection

by Legras, Horacio

• ISBN13: 9780822943532
• ISBN10: 0822943530
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-28
• Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

Summary

Through theoretical, philosophical, cultural, political, and historical analysis, Horacio Legras views the myriad factors that have both formed and stifled the integration of peripheral experiences into Latin American literature. Despite these barriers, Legras reveals a handful of contemporary authors who have attempted in earnest to present marginalized voices to the Western world. His deep and insightful analysis of key works by novelists Juan Joseacute; Saer (The Witness), Nellie Campobello (Cartucho), Roa Bastos (Son of Man), and Jose Mariacute;a Arguedas (The Fox from Up Above and the Fox from Down Below), among others, provides a theoretical basis for understanding the plight of the author, the peripheral voice, and the confines of the literary medium. What emerges is an intricate discussion of the clash and subjugation of cultures and the tragedy of a lost worldview.

Author Biography

Horacio Legras is assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Irvine.

Table of Contents

Literature, Subjection, and the Historical Project of Latin American Literature	p. 1
Founding Selves, Foundational Others: Juan José Saer's The Witness	p. 24
Coloniality and the Empire of the Letter	p. 53
Literature as Presentation of the Subject	p. 83
Guzmán, Campobello, Muñoz: Literary Strategies in the Face of Revolution	p. 112
The Cross of Literature in Paraguay: The Critical Legacy of Augusto Roa Bastos	p. 159
The End of Recognition: Arguedas and the Limits of Cultural Subjection	p. 196
Notes	p. 239
References	p. 263
Index	p. 283
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