| The Novels of Julio Cortazar Contributor(s): Boldy, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521136784 ISBN-13: 9780521136785 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 863 |
| Series: Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Julio Cort zar is one of the best-known successful Latin American writers. His work has been widely translated and this 1980 book is a clear and detailed study of his four major novels. Steven Boldy recognises the complexity, the 'nerve centres of contradiction and tension' of Cort zar's novels, which resist a single dogmatic interpretation, but Dr Boldy's sympathetic analysis allows the reader to approach an understanding of the individual novels and the way these are linked by an underlying thematic pattern. Cort zar's work is seen in the context of its European and Argentinian background: the cultural materials of surrealism, allusiveness and eclecticism that he absorbs and transforms. The approach to the four major novels is not limited to one particular aspect or theme, but the dualism inherent in the writing and its philosophical and formal implications provide the basic framework for study. |