The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature

The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature

A dazzling and definitive compendium of the Latino literary tradition.
This groundbreaking Norton Anthology includes the work ofÂ 201 Latino writers from Chicano, Cuban-, Puerto Rican-, and Dominican-American traditions, as well as writing from other Spanish-speaking countries. Under the general editorship of award-winning cultural critic Ilan Stavans, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature traces four centuries of writing, from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to the cutting-edge expressions of twenty-first-century cartoonistas and artists of reggaeton. In six chronological sectionsâ€•Colonization, Annexation, Acculturation, Upheaval, Into the Mainstream, and Popular Traditionsâ€•it encompasses all genres, featuring such writers as JosÃ© MartÃ, William Carlos Williams, Julia Alvarez, Oscar Hijuelos, Cristina GarcÃa, Piri Thomas, Esmeralda Santiago, and Junot DÃaz. Twelve years in the making, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature sheds new light on "nuestra America" through a gathering of writing unprecedented in scope and vitality.
Country USA
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-09-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393080070

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