| This Rough Magic: Technology in Latin American Fiction Contributor(s): Lutz, Francis C. (Editor), Schachterle, Lance (Editor), Robinett, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820418897 ISBN-13: 9780820418896 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 863 |
| LCCN: 92017509 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "This Rough Magic" represents a significant contribution to the study of Latin American literature and culture. Jane Robinett examines the literary evaluation of technology and shows how concepts of technology in fiction reflect the theoretical work of philosophers of technology. The study focuses on the relationship of technology to magical and political realities found in the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Amado, and Isabel Allende. Robinett shows how magic can function as an independent system and as an alternative to technological domination of the natural world, and she examines how technology can reinforce inherent political tendencies in the cultures." |