A Luis Leal reader / edited and with an introduction by Ilan Stavans.

Author/creator Leal, Luis
Other author Stavans, Ilan.
Format Book
Publication InfoEvanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxv, 461 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Mexican literature--History and criticism.
American literature--Mexican American authors. --History and criticism.

SeriesLatino voices
Latino voices. ^A610699
Contents Introduction: The day I was Luis Leal -- In search of Aztlán -- A historical perspective -- The problem of identifying Chicano literature -- Into the labyrinth -- Truth-telling tongues -- Lo real maravilloso in Nuevo México -- The Spanish-language press -- El paso y la huella -- Bernardo de Balbuena -- Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá -- La Conquistadora -- Félix Varela -- Miguel Antonio Otero -- Mariano Azuela -- María Cristina Mena -- José Rubén Romero -- Pedro Henríquez Ureña -- Octavio Paz -- Juan Rulfo -- Carlos Fuentes -- José A. Montoya -- Tomás Rivera -- Américo Paredes -- Rolando Hinojosa-Smith -- Rudolfo Anaya -- Sandra Cisneros -- La Malinche -- Other female archetypes -- Mexico's centrifugal culture -- Aspects of the Mexican novel -- Magic realism -- African influences -- Tlatelolco, Tlatelolco -- The ugly American -- Octavio Paz and the chicano -- Mirror, mirror -- Beyond myths and borders.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2007012848
ISBN9780810124189 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0810124181 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PQ7114 .L43 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold