Can literature promote justice? : trauma narrative and social action in Latin American testimonio / Kimberly A. Nance.

Author/creator Nance, Kimberly A.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.
Descriptionix, 212 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Latin American prose literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Literature and society--Latin America.

Contents A genre without a strategy? : Latin American testimonio as a rhetorical project -- A genre without an addressee? : readers, rhetoric, and resistance -- A genre without a chance? : predicting the social effectiveness of testimonial narratives -- The capacities and constraints of testimonio's speakers and experiencing writers -- The capacities and constraints of collaborating writers, translators, editors, and publishers -- The capacities and constraints of critics : celebration and mourning -- Conclusion : from poetics to prosaics -- Appendix : A brief history of Latin American testimonial narrative.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-206) and index.
LCCN 2005022819
ISBN0826515231 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN082651524X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780826515247

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PQ7082.P76 N36 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold