Literature and Subjection: The Economy of Writing and Marginality in Latin America

by Horacio Legrás

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 Jos\u00e9...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822959992
• ISBN13: 9780822959991
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"