Developments: Encounters of Formation in the Latin American and Hispanic/Latino Bildungsroman

by Alejandro Latinez

Overview

Developments: Encounters of Formation in the Latin American and Hispanic/Latino Bildungsroman, a notable contribution for students and scholars of Latin American, Brazilian, Hispanic and Latino literature, explores a significant but overlooked area in the literary production of the twentieth century: the connections between development and the narrative of formation after World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433119415
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	07/22/2014
Series:	Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures , #205
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Alejandro Latinez earned his doctorate at Vanderbilt University. His previous publications include studies on the works of Clarice Lispector, José Lezama Lima, and Abraham Angel.

Table of Contents

Contents: From the Pelado to the Pachuco. Adolescents Defining Mexican Identity – La ciudad y los perros, Military Schooling and Development – Paradiso and the Revolutionary Cuba: Between Two Narratives – La noche de Tlatelolco. Youth Sacrifice in the Name of Modernity – Clarice Lispector, Brazilian Development and the Education of the Hybrid – The Voices of Esperanza and Negi; the Hispanic/Latino Development.