| Doubles and Hybrids in Latin American Gothic Contributor(s): Alcalá González, Antonio (Editor), Marie Bussing López, Ilse (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367406330 ISBN-13: 9780367406332 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.75 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Doubles and Hybrids in Latin American Gothic focuses on a recurrent motif that is fundamental in the Gothic-the double. This volume explores how this ancient notion acquires tremendous force in a region, Latin America, which is itself defined by duplicity (indigenous/European, autochthonous religions/Catholic). Despite this duplicity and at the same time because of it, this region has also generated "mestizaje," or forms resulting from racial mixing and hybridity. This collection, then, aims to contribute to the current discussion about the Gothic in Latin America by examining the doubles and hybrid forms that result from the violent yet culturally fertile process of colonization that took place in the area. |