The uses of failure in Mexican literature and identity / by John A. Ochoa.
| Author/creator | Ochoa, John A., 1967- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, |
| Description | x, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Education and entropy in Bernal Díaz del Castillo's War to stop time -- Compromised free markets in El Periquillo Sarniento : teachers, albureros, and other shouters -- Alexander von Humboldt's work on Mexico : cultural allegory, and the limits of vision -- José Vasconcelos and the necessities of failure -- The threats of collapse in Cambio de piel (or Fuentes the frail) -- Guillermo Gómez-Peña : bordering on madness and performing liminality -- General Santa Anna's leg and other failings. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-232) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004002879 |
| ISBN | 0292705735 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |