A Companion to Latin American Literature

A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture, edited by Sara Castro-Klarén, is a comprehensive reference volume that maps the major historical, cultural, and theoretical currents shaping Latin American literary production from the colonial period to the present. Its essays—written by leading scholars—situate key authors, genres, and movements within broader contexts such as nation-building, modernity, dictatorship, globalization, indigeneity, and Afro-Latin American cultural formations. The volume highlights the diversity of Latin America’s linguistic and cultural traditions, tracing how literature interacts with politics, identity, and social change while also examining critical approaches including postcolonial theory, feminism, and cultural studies. Overall, it provides an integrated overview of the region’s literary evolution and the debates that have defined its interpretation. Condition: Hardback book with dust jacket in very good condition. - 編集者: Sara Castro-Klaren