The Literature of Catastrophe : Nature, Disaster and Revolution in Latin America.

Author/creator Fonseca, Carlos, 1987-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2020.
Description1 online resource (209 pages)
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Subjects
Latin American fiction--19th century. --History and criticism.
Catastrophical, The, in literature.
Natural disasters in literature.
Epidemics in literature.
Diseases in literature.
War in literature.
Political violence in literature.
Literature and society--Latin America. --History. --19th century.
Modernism (Literature)--Latin America.

Contents Introduction: Radical Landscapes -- 2. Earthquakes: The Shaky Grounds of Latin American History -- Aftershock: Cesar Aira's Rugendas: Photographing the Earthquake -- 3. Volcanoes: Emergencies of an Archaeological Modernity -- Aftershock: Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano: On Clouds, Telegraphs and Volcanoes -- 4. Epidemics: Virality, Immunity and the Outbreak of Modern Sovereignty -- Aftershock: Reinaldo Arenas' El color del verano: AIDS and the End(s) of the Immunological Paradigm -- 5. Conclusion: One Final Gust: Macondo and the Aftermaths of Modernity.
Abstract "Through a study of literary representations of catastrophic figures, this book examines how nature and history intertwined during the violent aftermath of the Spanish American Wars of Independence"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteDescription based upon print version of record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Fonseca, Carlos The Literature of Catastrophe : Nature, Disaster and Revolution in Latin America New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional,c2020
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9781501350658
ISBN150135065X
ISBN9781501350641 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1501350641 (electronic bk.)

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