Creating the hybrid intellectual: subject, space, and the feminine in the narrative of José María Arguedas

The Early Arguedas : Subject And Space In His First Short Fiction -- Yawar Fiesta : Mapping A Highland Town --the Feminine And The Hybrid Intellectual : Los Rios Profundos -- The Feminine In The Totalizing Vision Of Todas Las Sangres -- The Narrative Set On The Coast -- Mapping Space And Subject: The Crisis Of The Feminine In El Sexto -- Losing Ground : El Zorro De Arriba Y El Zorro De Abajo And The Struggle Of The Semiotic. Anne Lambright. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 284-292) And Index. This work by Lambright (modern languages and literature, Trinity College) is billed as the first English-language book on Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist Jos Mara Arguedas (1911- 1969). Lambright argues that Arguedas, "the consummate hybrid intellectual," found his principle literary voice in the voice of the feminine. In doing this, she argues, through her analysis of nature, music, and the semiotic in the writings of Arguedas, that he confronted dominant discourse by appropriating its language and seeking to overturn it. In her analysis, she includes readings of works that have been less studied, including short stories and El Sexto in addition to consideration of the more critically acclaimed works of Arguedas. Annotation 2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)