Paratexts and Performance in the Novels of Junot Díaz and Sandra Cisneros

AvEllen McCracken

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Part of a new phase of post-1960s U.S. Latino literature, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz and Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros both engage in unique networks of paratexts that center on the performance of latinidad. Here, Ellen McCracken re-envisions Gérard Genette's paratexts for the present day, arguing that the Internet increases the range, authorship, and reach of the paratextual portals and that they constitute a key element of the creative process of Latino literary production in 21st century America. This smart and useful book examines how both novelists interact with the interplay of populist and hegemonic multiculturalism and allows new points of entry into these novels.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-15
Mått:140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:329 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Literatures of the Americas
Antal sidor:138
Upplaga:15001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137602619

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Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

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Ellen McCracken is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, specializing in U.S. Latino and Latin American literature. Her books include: Decoding Women's Magazines, New Latina Narrative, and The Life and Writing of Fray Angélico Chávez, winner of a Southwest Book Award.

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"Paratexts and Performance in the Novels of Junot Diaz and Sandra Cisneros is a timely and welcome addition to both Latina/o and Chicana/o studies and the study of paratextual analysis of literature." - Niamh Thornton, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University of Liverpool, UK

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgements Introduction1. Epitextual and Peritextual Portals to Portals to The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao2. Autographic Peritexts and Expanding Footnotes in Díaz's Novel 3. Navigating Exterior Networks to Caramelo4. Peritextual Thresholds of the Material Print ArtifactEpilogue