The literature of catastrophe: nature, disaster and revolution in Latin America

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: Radical Landscapes -- 2. Earthquakes: The Shaky Grounds of Latin American History -- Aftershock: Cesar Aira's Rugendas: Photographing the Earthquake -- 3. Volcanoes: Emergencies of an Archaeological Modernity -- Aftershock: Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcan...

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Main Author: Fonseca, Carlos 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; London ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2020
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Summary:Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: Radical Landscapes -- 2. Earthquakes: The Shaky Grounds of Latin American History -- Aftershock: Cesar Aira's Rugendas: Photographing the Earthquake -- 3. Volcanoes: Emergencies of an Archaeological Modernity -- Aftershock: Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano: On Clouds, Telegraphs and Volcanoes -- 4. Epidemics: Virality, Immunity and the Outbreak of Modern Sovereignty -- Aftershock: Reinaldo Arenas' El color del verano: AIDS and the End(s) of the Immunological Paradigm -- 5. Conclusion: One Final Gust: Macondo and the Aftermaths of Modernity
"Through a study of literary representations of catastrophic figures, this book examines how nature and history intertwined during the violent aftermath of the Spanish American Wars of Independence"--
Physical Description:200 Seiten
ISBN:9781501350634
9781501370700

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