Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative

by Roberto González Echevarría

Book Overview

Myth and Archive offers a new theory about the origin and evolution of the Latin American narrative, and about the emergence of the modern novel. Instead of following the traditional categories set up by literary history, Professor Gonz lez Echevarr a explores the relationship of the narrative to the language of authority: the law in the colonial period, science in the nineteenth century, and anthropology in the twentieth century. The book contains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521023998
• ISBN13: 9780521023993
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"