Beyond individualism : portraying collective selfhood in Latin American literature and art /

"Expanding the reach of her previous, award-winning book with this Press, Lois Zamora further complicates and challenges the kinds of periods and categories for Latin American literature and art imposed on the Americas by (Old) Europe. She argues that characters and figures in recent Latin Amer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zamora, Lois Parkinson (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2025.
Series:	Abakanowicz arts and culture collection.
Subjects:	Latin American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Self in literature. Archetype (Psychology) in literature. Group identity in literature. Art, Latin American > 20th century. Self-presentation in art. Portraits, Group > Latin America. Portrait painting, Latin American. Littérature latino-américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature. Identité collective dans la littérature. Art latino-américain > 20e siècle. Présentation de soi dans l'art. Peinture de portraits latino-américaine.

Table of Contents:

Preface: Characters and communities
Introduction: The other enlightenment: Francisco Clavijero and "The Dispute of the New World"
The genealogical imperative: Gabriel García Márquez and José Donoso
Single selves, collective selfhood: Ángeles Mastretta and Nellie Campobello
Portraits of power: Gabriel García Márquez, Rosa Beltrán, and Miguel Ángel Asturias
Surreal selves: Isabel Allende and Remedios Varo
Cosmic selves, cosmopolitan citizens: Jorge Luis Borges and Xul Solar
Conclusion: Archetypal realism.