Latino Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students

by
Christina Soto van der Plaseditor
Lacie Rae Buckwalter Cunninghameditor
Latino Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students

20230331

Greenwood

Pages 328
Topics Queer Theory;Puerto Rico;Novels;Mexico;Latinx;Latino;Latin American Studies;Cuba;Children's Literature;Chicano;Central America;Chicano Movement;Diaspora;Graphic Novels;Immigration;Race and Ethnicity: Latino and Hispanic Studies;The Arts: American Literature

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Latino Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students

Contributors: Soto van der Plas, Christina; Buckwalter Cunningham, Lacie;
Abstract:

Offers a comprehensive overview of the most important authors, movements, genres, and historical turning points in Latino literature.

More than 60 million Latinos currently live in the United States. Yet contributions from writers who trace their heritage to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico have and continue to be overlooked by critics and general audiences alike. Latino Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students gathers the best from these authors and presents them to readers in an informed and accessible way. Intended to be a useful resource for students, this volume introduces the key figures and genres central to Latino literature. Entries are written by prominent and emerging scholars and are comprehensive in their coverage of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Different critical approaches inform and interpret the myriad complexities of Latino literary production over the last several hundred years. Finally, detailed historical and cultural accounts of Latino diasporas also enrich readers' understandings of the writings that have and continue to be influenced by changes in cultural geography, providing readers with the information they need to appreciate a body of work that will continue to flourish in and alongside Latino communities.


  • Provides an overview of Latino literature and its myriad contributions to American cultures
  • Showcases the diversity in modern Latino literary styles and narrative themes
  • Includes writing by authors from several countries and distinct cultural traditions and explains how these have been integrated into the canon of Latino literature
  • Shines a spotlight on emerging, lesser known, and understudied Latino scholars and writers

Editor(s): Soto van der Plas, Christina; Buckwalter Cunningham, Lacie;
SortTitle: Latino Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students
Author Info:
Christina Soto van der Plaseditor
Lacie Rae Buckwalter Cunninghameditor
eISBN-13: 9781440875922
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Print ISBN-13: 9781440875915
Imprint: Greenwood
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 20230331