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Summary:

This book is a literary history of existentialism in Latin America. While primarily a literary study, indispensable (if underappreciated) figures of existential philosophy in Latin America are introduced to the discussion.

Table of Contents:

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Series Editors' Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Latin America and Existentialism: An Introduction
• 2. Machado de Assis and the Art of Existential Deciphering
• 3. José Fernández as Modernity's Impossible Patient
• 4. The Existential Exegete in Enrique Labrador Ruiz's El laberinto de sí mismo
• 5. María Luisa Bombal and the Poetics of Inconformity
• 6. The Burden of Anonymity: Existential Toxicosis in Graciliano Ramos's Angústia
• 7. Latin America and Existentialism: An Interlude
• Works cited
• Notes

Author/Creator:

Murillo, Edwin , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Latin America and Existentialism: A Pan-American Literary History (1864-1938) [by Murillo, E.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Latin America and Existentialism [by Murillo, E.] (La Vergne : University of Wales Press,c2023)

Related Series:

Iberian and Latin American studies

Subjects:

Latin American literature — History and criticism

Existentialism in literature

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 30, 2023).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

PQ7081 .M87 2023eb

ISBNs:

9781837720026 (electronic book)
1837720029 (electronic book)

OCLC Numbers:

1385455155

Other Control Numbers:

EBC7262975 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp305416797