A Cultural History of Latin America: Literature, Music and the Visual Arts in the 19th and 20th Centuries (The Cambridge History of Latin America)

A Cultural History of Latin America brings together chapters from Volumes III, IV, and X of The Cambridge History of Latin America. The essays place Latin American literature, music and visual arts in historical context, from the early nineteenth century through the late twentieth century. Topics include narrative fiction and poetry; indigenous literatures and culture; the development of music, sculpture, painting, mural art, and architecture; and the history of Latin American film. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay. "A Cultural History of Latin America" brings together chapters from Volumes III, IV, and X of "The Cambridge History of Latin America" on literature, music, and the visual arts in Latin America during the 19th and 20th centuries. The essays explore: literature, music, and art from c.1820 to 1870 and from 1870 to c.1920; Latin American fiction from the regionalist novel between the Wars to the post-War New Novel, from the "Boom" to the "Post-Boom"; 20th-century Latin American poetry; indigenous literatures and culture in the 20th century; 20th-century Latin American music; architecture and art in 20th century Latin America, and the history of cinema in Latin America. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay Literature, Music And The Visual Arts, C. 1820-1870 / Gerald Martin -- Literature, Music And The Visual Arts, 1870-1930 / Gerald Martin -- Narrative Since C. 1920 / Gerald Martin -- Poetry, C. 1920-1950 / Jaime Concha -- Poetry Since 1950 / Jason Wilson -- Indigenous Literatures In The Twentieth Century / Gordon Brotherston -- Music, C. 1920-c. 1980 / Gerard H. Béhague -- Architecture, C. 1920-c. 1980 / Damián Bayón -- Cinema / John King. Edited By Leslie Bethell. Brings Together ... Chapters From Cambridge History Of Latin America Volume Iii, ... Iv ... And ... X--p. Vii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Essays place Latin American literature, music and visual arts in historical context, from the early 19th century through the late 20th century. Topics include narrative fiction and poetry; indigenous literatures and culture; the development of music, sculpture, painting, mural art, and architecture; and the history of Latin American film. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay.

a Cultural History Of Latin America Brings Together Chapters From Volumes Iii, Iv, And X Of The Cambridge History Of Latin America. The Essays Place Latin American Literature, Music And Visual Arts In Historical Context, From The Early Nineteenth Century To The Late Twentieth Century.

This work brings together chapters from Volumes III, IV, and X of "The Cambridge History of Latin America" on literature, music, and the visual arts in Latin America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Essays include literature, music and art from c.1820-1870 and from 1870-c.1920 "The Cambridge History of Latin America" is a large scale, collaborative, multi-volume history of Latin America during the five centuries from the first contacts between Europeans and the native peoples of the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries to the present It is difficult to make sense of the cultural history of Latin America in the nineteenth century without an understanding of the age of revolutionary struggle and independence with which it begins.