Recipient of the Hubert Herring Memorial Award from the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies for the best unpublished manuscript of 1973, Prose Fiction of the Cuban Revolution is an in-depth study of works by Cubans, Cuban exiles, and other Latin American writers. Combining historical and critical approaches, Seymour Menton classifies and analyzes over two hundred novels and volumes of short stories, revealing the extent to which Cuban literature reflects the reality of the Revolution. Menton establishes four periods—1959–1960, 1961–1965,1966–1970, and 1971– 1973—that reflect the changing policies of the revolutionary government toward the arts. Using these periods as a chronological guideline, he defines four distinct literary generations, records the facts about their works, establishes coordinates, and formulates a system of literary and historical classification. He then makes an aesthetic analysis of the best of Cuban fiction, emphasizing the novels of major writers, including Alejo Carpentier's El siglo de las luces, and José Lezama Lima's Paradiso. He also discusses the works of a large number of lesser-known writers, which must be considered in arriving at an accurate historical tableau. Menton's exploration of the short story combines a thematic and stylistic analysis of nineteen anthologies with a close study of six authors: Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Calvert Casey, Humberto Arenal, Antonio Benítez, Jesús Díaz Rodríguez, and Norberto Fuentes. Several chapters are devoted to the increasing number of novels and short stories written by Cuban exiles as well as to the eighteen novels and one short story written about the Revolution by non-Cubans, such as Julio Cortázar, Carlos Martínez Moreno, Luisa Josefina Hernández, and Pedro Juan Soto. In studying literary works to reveal the intrinsic consciousness of a historical period, Menton presents not only his own views but also those of Cuban literary critics. In addition, he clarifies the various changes in the official attitude toward literature and the arts in Cuba, using the revolutionary processes of several other countries as comparative examples.

Prose Fiction of the Cuban Revolution (LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series)

Literature & Fiction

Menton, Seymour

History & Criticism

University of Texas Press

Treats the Cuban novel and short story between 1959 and 1973, the relationship between the artist and the revolutionary government, and antirevolutionary and non-Cuban prose fiction

Prose Fiction of the Cuban Revolution

Univ of Texas Pr

The Spanish American short story: A critical anthology (Latin American studies ; v. 49)

Short Stories & Anthologies

UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California, Los Angeles

<p>This excellent selection of stories provides (in greater depth and breadth than any other collection in English) ordered examples of two centuries  of literary development as well as a broad panorama of the cultural and geographic diversity in Spanish America. Menton discusses clearly and consisely  predominating literary currents and then gives a brief biography of the author and a short exegesis for each story. His explanations make this book a useful tool for academic use but would be interesting to the casual reader as well.</p>

The Spanish American Short Story: A Critical Anthology (Latin American Studies Center, UCLA)

United States

University of California Press

No markings. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket edges are heavily rubbed. Dust jacket shows wear, some staining, and open tears along top and bottom edges. Dust Jacket is in mylar. Edges slightly foxed. Dust jacket is Price Clipped. Very clean, crisp, and tight copy. Includes full color photos. Not Ex-Library. All books offered from DSB are stocked at our store in Fayetteville, AR. Save on shipping by ordering multiple titles. 119pp. Hardcover Very Good Condition Size: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" English Text

Magic Realism Rediscovered, 1918-1981

Arts & Photography

Art Alliance Pr

<p>Pocas veces se ha conjuntado en una antología la diversidad de corrientes, estilos, autores, épocas y cuentos que recogen la casi totalidad de la narrativa breve de Hispanoamérica. Esta antología, ampliada hasta las últimas tendencias por Seymour Menton, así lo testimonia y recoge textos de Quiroga, Borges, Rulfo, Onetti, Valenzuela, entre otros. El autor se dedica al estudio de la narrativa hispanoamericana y ha publicado infinidad de libros al respecto.</p>

El cuento hispanoamericano. Antología crítico-histórica (Spanish Edition)

FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA*

Students of contemporary Latin American fiction are generally aware that during the past 25 years the historical novel has gained increasing importance from Mexico to Argentina. This work stands out as an erudite and interesting achievement by a distinguished scholar. It should be read by both students and specialists seeking to broaden their knowledge of the major trends in contemporary fiction.

El Cuento Hispanoamericano : Antologia Critico-Historica (Spanish Edition)

Fondo De Cultura Economica (Mexico), 1986

El Cuento Hispanoamericano

F.C.E.

Más de medio siglo de labor crítica se reúne en los capítulos de este libro desde revisiones de libros agotados hasta nuevos estudios incluidos para esta segunda edición. Organizados en orden geográfico, de México a Argentina, los ensayos de Menton, producto de lecturas cuidadosas y exactas de las obras y de una visión amplia de sus contextos, nos ofrecen el recorrido que el autor ha hecho por la literatura de casi todos los países latinoamericanos, en cuya vida cultural ha participado activamente.

Caminata por la narrativa latinoamericana (Spanish Edition)

El Cuento Hispanoamericano (Spanish Edition)

Fondo De Cultura Economica USA

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