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The Colombian Novel, 1844-1987
Novels such as One Hundred Years of Solitude have awakened English-language readers to the existence of Colombian literature in recent years, but Colombia has a well-established literary tradition that far predates the Latin American "boom." In this pathfinding study, Raymond Leslie Williams provides an overview of seventeen major authors and more than one hundred works spanning the years 1844 to 1987. After an introductory discussion of Colombian regionalism and novelistic development, Williams considers the novels produced in Colombia's four semi-autonomous regions. The Interior Highland Region is represented by novels ranging from Eugenio Díaz' Manuela to Eduardo Caballero Calderón's El...
Ascent to Glory
Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude seemed destined for obscurity upon its publication in 1967. The little-known author, small publisher, magical style, and setting in a remote Caribbean village were hardly the usual ingredients for success in the literary marketplace. Yet today it ranks among the best-selling books of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it continues to enter the lives of new readers around the world. How did One Hundred Years of Solitude achieve this unlikely success? And what does its trajectory tell us about how a work of art becomes a classic? Ascent to Glory is a groundbreaking study of One Hundred Years of Solitude, from the mome...
The Lights of Home
Because of political, cultural, or economic difficulties in their homelands, Latin American writers have often sought refuge abroad. Their independent searches for a haven in which to write often ended in Paris, long a city of writes in exile. This is more than solely a group biography of these writers or an explication of material they wrote about Paris; it is also a luminous account of the work they wrote while in Paris, often based in their homelands. It explores how Paris reacted to this wave of Latin American writers and how these writers absorbed Parisian influences and welded them to their own traditions setting the stage for immense success and power of works coming from Central and South America over the last half of the twentieth century.
Latin American Writers
Discusses writers of the New World and provides a critial analyses of today's outstanding writers.
A History of Colombian Literature
In recent decades, the international recognition of Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez has placed Colombian writing on the global literary map. A History of Colombian Literature explores the genealogy of Colombian poetry and prose from the colonial period to the present day. Beginning with a comprehensive introduction that charts the development of a national literary tradition, this History includes extensive essays that illuminate the cultural and political intricacies of Colombian literature. Organized thematically, these essays survey the multilayered verse and fiction of such diverse writers as José Eustacio Rivera, Tomás Carrasquilla, Alvaro Mutis, and Darío Jaramillo Agudelo. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History also devotes special attention to the lasting significance of colonialism and multiculturalism in Colombian literature. This book is of pivotal importance to the development of Colombian writing and will serve as an invaluable reference for specialists and students alike.
Terres de taureaux
La corrida et le rodéo, les deux seuls affrontements homme-bovin mondialement connus, sont de lointains cousins dont les relations historiques et formelles interrogent les processus de transformation de la culture entre l'Europe et l'Amérique. Cette étude de géographie culturelle envisage toutes les pratiques tauromachiques, des courses de taureaux du sud-ouest européen à l'immense famille des rodéos nord et sud-américains. Les jeux, les fêtes et les spectacles sont analysés comme des marqueurs territoriaux et comme des moyens d'expression identitaire qui prennent forme et signification les uns par rapport aux autres. Il en résulte une mosaïque territoriale complexe où les relat...
Jacques Gilard
El legado de la obra de Jacques Gilard es inconmensurable. Nos dejó una tésis monumental sobre la vida cultural de la Barranquilla que en el algún momento inspiró a Gabriel García Márquez, y de dónde se derivaron tan importantes trabajos como la biografía de Ramón Vinyes o su ensayo sobre el grupo de Barranquilla. Nos dejó ricas colecciones que resultaron de su acuciosas tareas de archivos de prensa, y que sirvieron para difundir los escritos de García Márquez y Álvaro Cepeda Samudio. Nos dejó además un volúmen numeroso de ensayos. muchso de ellos publicados en Caravelle, la revista que editara con esmero y devoción.
South American Cinema
A filmography of South American motion pictures
South American Cinema
First Published in 1996. This text looks at the cinema from the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Presented by country and date order it includes the silent black and white Gaucho films of 1915 to the colour films coming out of Venezuela in 1991. Each entry provides a summary of the film content, its context, production and significance in the genre. It includes an index and glossary of Brazilian (Portuguese or African) Terms and film terms.
