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Dividing the Isthmus
In 1899, the United Fruit Company (UFCO) was officially incorporated in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning an era of economic, diplomatic, and military interventions in Central America. This event marked the inception of the struggle for economic, political, and cultural autonomy in Central America as well as an era of homegrown inequities, injustices, and impunities to which Central Americans have responded in creative and critical ways. This juncture also set the conditions for the creation of the Transisthmus—a material, cultural, and symbolic site of vast intersections of people, products, and narratives. Taking 1899 as her point of departure, Ana Patricia Rodríguez offers a comprehensi...
Linguistic Advances in Central American Spanish
Covering all seven countries on the isthmus, this volume presents the first collection of original linguistic studies on Central American Spanish varieties, which have long been neglected in Hispanic Linguistics. The analyses in this collection span across disciplines such as sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, bilingualism, historical linguistics, and pragmatics. This volume bridges the gap between international and Central American scholars, as it highlights the work that has already been done by Central American scholars but is relatively unknown to scholars outside of the region. It also introduces readers to more recent work that sheds new light on Central American Spanish varieties, from both urban and rural settings as well as in bilingual communities where Spanish is in contact with indigenous languages.
Vida y verdad
An anthology of selections from the five published issues of an important yet relatively unknown periodical of literature and culture edited by two of Costa Rica's literary giants, a serial published from May to July, 1904.
El infierno verde
A literary and socio-historical analysis of Cañas classic novel on the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, "El Infierno Verde" (1904). Includes historical context, role of madness, characters, ideology and style.
En el tinglado de la eterna comedia: Teatro costarricense 1890-1930
"A careful study that situates the development of Costa Rican theater within the cultural and historical context of the early-20th century. Focuses on dramatists' generational conflicts regarding the characteristics of a 'national theater' and their use of the family to represent national identity"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
