Surrealism in Latin American literature

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"Charting surrealism in Latin American literature from its inital appearance in Argentina in 1928 to the surrealist-inspired work of several writers in the 1970s, Melanie Nicholson argues that the literary movement exercised a significant and positive influence over twentieth-century Latin American literature, particularly poetry. Within the framework of literary and cultural history, this ... book offers close readings of surrealist texts--many of which appear here for the first time in English translation--and traces the heterodox ways in which Latin American writers, far from merely mimicking French surrealist principles or techniques, fashioned an aesthetic that reflected their distinct individual and cultural realities"--Cover, p. [4].

subjects: Experimental Literature,  Spanish American literature,  Surrealism (Literature),  Avant-garde (Aesthetics),  History and criticism,  Influence,  Breton, andre, 1896-1966,  Literature, experimental,  Spanish american literature, history and criticism,  Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),  LITERARY CRITICISM,  Caribbean & Latin American

People: André Breton (1896-1966)

Places: Latin America

Times: 20th century