Resisting alienation : the literary work of Enrique Lihn

As A Rigorous Critical Introduction To Enrique Lihn's Work, Resisting Alienation Considers All Major Stages Of Lihn's Literary Production, Including Poetry, Prose, Theater, Short Film, Art Spectacle Or Happenings, And Works Which Defy Generic Classification. It Also Engages The Important Body Of Research That Has Been Published Internationally On Lihn. A Principal Thesis Of The Book, That Lihn's Work Lends Itself To A Comparison With Theodor Adorno And Other Western Marxist Critical Theorists, Sheds Significant Light On Lihn's Own Understanding Of The Importance Of Art In The Contemporary Era And Validates Marxist, As Well As Poststructuralist, Postmodernist, And Psychoanalytic Readings, Among Others.--jacket. Questioning Literary Expression : Dialectical Engagement In Lihn's Early Writing -- Lihn's Return To America : Reflections In Form -- Beyond September 11, 1973 : Art After Auschwitz -- Global Observations Of Alienation With Local Implications -- Beyond Poetry : Inventing Dystopia -- Spectacles, Happenings, And Apparitions : The Presence Of The Carnivalesque In Lihn -- Conclusion : The Diary Of Dying And The Poetry Of Life. Christopher M. Travis. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 282-288) And Index. Enrique Lihn (1929-1988), winner of the Premio Casa de las Americas was one of Chile's most significant creative minds of the twentieth century. This book provides a detailed study of the major stages of his literary production, from his third book, "La Pieza Oscura" [The Dark Room] to his posthumous "Diario de Muerte" [Diary of Dying] (1989). Contents 5 Acknowledgments I’D 6 Introduction 9 Conclusion: The Diary of Dying and the Poetry of Life 235 Notes 250 Works Cited 282 Index 289