Omar Cabezas, Nicaragua, and the Narrative of Liberation

To the Revolution and Beyond

AvJosé María Mantero

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Critical Approaches to Latin American Literature and Culture

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Beskrivning

Throughout his political and military career, Omar Cabezas fought to transform Nicaragua, to implement the ethics that had led him to participate in the armed struggle against Anastasio Somoza’s regime, and to be active during the 1980s and 1990s as a member of the National Congress. Omar Cabezas, Nicaragua, and the Narrative of Liberation: To the Revolution and Beyond surveys the foundations of liberation discourse as it relates to the work of Omar Cabezas. It examines themes associated with Nicaraguan and Latin American culture and literature, considering key issues of national liberation and identity in the wake of the Sandinista revolution. By contextualizing the research within a continental and national perspective and using concepts such as utopia, orality, and humor to frame the discussion on national liberation , Mantero shows the symbiotic relationship between the work of Cabezas and the reformulation of Nicaraguan identity in the post-revolution.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-06-26
Mått:160 x 229 x 29 mm
Vikt:576 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Approaches to Latin American Literature and Culture
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498587983

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

José María Mantero is professor of Spanish at Xavier University.

Recensioner i media

José María Montero’s Omar Cabezas, Nicaragua, and the Narrative of Literation: To the Revolution and Beyond brings into focus the work of Omar Cabezas, one of the most compelling Nicaraguan revolutionary writers of the twentieth century. Through an intelligent comparative analysis of liberation discourse that situates Cabezas’ writing alongside other prominent Nicaraguan authors—Ernesto Cardenal, Gioconda Belli, and Sergio Ramírez—Montero’s book appreciates the ethical, political, and theoretical richness of the testimonio, and, at the same time, uncovers the often-forgotten aesthetic conditions that define liberation discourse and revolution in Nicaragua.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1: Latin American Identity, Liberation, and Intercultural Philosophy: Toward a Latin American IdentityChapter 2: Utopia and TestimonioChapter 3: Post-Revolutionary Autobiography in NicaraguaChapter 4: The Work of Omar Cabezas: Orality and Liberation DiscourseChapter 5: Comedy as Subversion and Resistance in the Work of Omar CabezasChapter 6: The Liberation of Fire From the Mountain: Testimonial Text, Documentary Film, and the New NicaraguaConclusionBibliographyAbout the Author