Pot Pourri : Whistlings of an Idler (Library of Latin America)

Cambaceres, Eugenio; translated by Lisa Dillman; edited and with an introduction by Josefina Ludmer

ISBN 10: 0195144635 / ISBN 13: 9780195144635

Edité par Oxford University Press, New York, 2003

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Pot Pourri : Whistlings of an Idler (Library of Latin America)
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, New York
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0195144635
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780195144635
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First American Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New

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Synopsis

Eugenio Cambaceres was the first to introduce the naturalist manner of Emile Zola to Argentinean literature in the late 19th century. The work of Cambaceres, a precursor to the contemporary Argentinean novel, is crucial for an understanding of the period of consolidation of Argentina, the formation of a national identity and especially for the role of the intellectual during that transition. This generation theoretically and methodically built up a literature with features of its own, stressing the cultural primacy of Buenos Aires par excellence, to enhance the evolution of the cosmopolitan metropolis. A rich dandy narrates "Pot Pourri", relating a story of marriage and adultery during the carnival celebrations. The volume editor, Josefina Ludmer, describes the dandy as an ambiguous protagonist who acts both as a reflection and a critic of the liberal state.

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Eugenio Cambaceres was the first to introduce the naturalist manner of Émile Zola to Argentinean literature in the late nineteenth century. The work of Cambaceres, a precursor to the contemporary Argentinean novel, is crucial for an understanding of the period of consolidation of Argentina, the formation of a national identity, and especially for the role of the intellectual during that transition. This gereation theoretically and methodically built up a literature with features of its own, stressing the cultural primacy of Buenos Aires par excellence, to enhance the evolution of the cosmopolitan metropolis. A rich dandy narrates Pot Pourri, relating a story of marriage and adultery during the carnival celebrations. The volume editor, Josefina Ludmer, describes the dandy as an ambiguous protagonist who acts both as a reflection and a critic of the liberal state. As a new addition to the already-acclaimed Library of Latin America, Pot Pourri should find its rightful place with the ever-growing audience for Latin American literature.