Anti-Literature: The Politics and Limits of Representation in Modern Brazil and Argentina (Pitt Illuminations)

Anti-Literature articulates a rethinking of what is meant today by "literature." Examining key Latin American forms of experimental writing from the 1920s to the present, Adam Joseph Shellhorse reveals literature's power as a site for radical reflection and reaction to contemporary political and cultural conditions. His analysis engages the work of writers such as Clarice Lispector, Oswald de Andrade, the Brazilian concrete poets, Osman Lins, and David Viñas, to develop a theory of anti-literature that posits the feminine, multimedial, and subaltern as central to the undoing of what is meant by "literature." By placing Brazilian and Argentine anti-literature at the crux of a new way of thinking about the field, Shellhorse challenges prevailing discussions about the historical projection and critical force of Latin American literature. Examining a diverse array of texts and media that include the visual arts, concrete poetry, film scripts, pop culture, neo-baroque narrative, and others that defy genre, Shellhorse delineates the subversive potential of anti-literary modes of writing while also engaging current debates in Latin American studies on subalternity, feminine writing, posthegemony, concretism, affect, marranismo, and the politics of aesthetics. Anti-literature Articulates A Rethinking Of What Is Meant Today By Literature. Examining Key Latin American Forms Of Experimental Writing From The 1920s To The Present, Adam Joseph Shellhorse Reveals Literature's Power As A Site For Radical Reflection And Reaction To Contemporary Political And Cultural Conditions. His Analysis Engages The Work Of Writers Such As Clarice Lispector, Oswald De Andrade, The Brazilian Concrete Poets, Osman Lins, And David Viñas, To Develop A Theory Of Anti-literature That Posits The Feminine, Multimedial, And Subaltern As Central To The Undoing Of What Is Meant By Literature. Shellhorse Challenges Prevailing Discussions About The Historical Projection And Critical Force Of Latin American Literature. Examining A Diverse Array Of Texts And Media That Include The Visual Arts, Concrete Poetry, Film Scripts, Pop Culture, Neo-baroque Narrative, And Others That Defy The Genre, Shellhorse Delineates The Subversive Potential Of Anti-literary Modes Of Writing While Also Engaging Current Debates In Latin American Studies On Subalternity, Feminine Writing, Posthegemony, Concretism, Affect, Marranismo, And The Politics Of Aesthetics. Introduction: Anti-literature -- Figurations Of Immanence: Writing The Subaltern And The Feminine In Clarice Lispector -- The Letter's Limit: Anti-literature And Politics In David Viñas -- Subversions Of The Sensible: The Poetics Of Antropofagia In Brazilian Concrete Poetry -- The Untimely Matter Of Anti-literature: The Politics Of The Baroque In Haroldo De Campos And Osman Lins -- Writing Subaltern Redemption And Insurgency: Haroldo De Campos's The Left-winged Angel Of History -- Conclusion: The Untimely Secret Of Anti-literature. Adam Joseph Shellhorse. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 229-249) And Index.

Anti-Literature articulates a rethinking of what is meant today by "literature." Examining key Latin American forms of experimental writing from the 1920s to the present, Adam Joseph Shellhorse reveals literature's power as a site for radical reflection and reaction to contemporary political and cultural conditions. His analysis engages the work of writers such as Clarice Lispector, Oswald de Andrade, the Brazilian concrete poets, Osman Lins, and David Viñas, to develop a theory of anti-literature that posits the feminine, multimedial, and subaltern as central to the undoing of what is meant by "literature."By placing Brazilian and Argentine anti-literature at the crux of a new way of thinking about the field, Shellhorse challenges prevailing discussions about the historical projection and critical force of Latin American literature. Examining a diverse array of texts and media that include the visual arts, concrete poetry, film scripts, pop culture, neo-baroque narrative, and others that defy genre, Shellhorse delineates the subversive potential of anti-literary modes of writing while also engaging current debates in Latin American studies on subalternity, feminine writing, posthegemony, concretism, affect, marranismo, and the politics of aesthetics.

Anti-Literature articulates a rethinking of what is meant today by "literature." Examining key Latin American forms of experimental writing from the 1920s to the present, Adam Joseph Shellhorse reveals literature's power as a site for radical reflection and reaction to contemporary political and cultural conditions. His analysis engages the work of writers such as Clarice Lispector, Oswald de Andrade, the Brazilian concrete poets, Osman Lins, and David Viñas, to develop a theory of anti-literature that posits the feminine, multimedial, and subaltern as central to the undoing of what is meant by "literature. Shellhorse challenges prevailing discussions about the historical projection and critical force of Latin American literature. Examining a diverse array of texts and media that include the visual arts, concrete poetry, film scripts, pop culture, neo-baroque narrative, and others that defy genre, Shellhorse delineates the subversive potential of anti-literary modes of writing while also engaging current debates in Latin American studies on subalternity, feminine writing, posthegemony, concretism, affect, marranismo, and the politics of aesthetics".--Page 4 de la couverture Cover Page 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction: Anti-Literature 12 1. Figurations of Immanence: Writing the Subaltern and the Feminine in Clarice Lispector 23 2. The Letter’s Limit: Anti-Literature and Politics in David Viñas 46 3. Subversions of the Sensible: The Poetics of Antropofagia in Brazilian Concrete Poetry 69 4. The Untimely Matter of Anti-Literature: The Politics of Representation in Haroldo de Campos’s Galáxias (1963–1976) 94 5. The Antinomies of Anti-Literature: The Politics of the Baroque in Haroldo de Campos and Osman Lins 113 6. Writing Subaltern Redemption and Insurgency: Haroldo de Campos’s “The Left-Winged Angel of History” 151 Conclusion: The Untimely Secret of Anti-Literature 176 Notes 180 Works Cited 205 Index 225