Overview: A dazzling and definitive compendium of the Latino literary tradition. This groundbreaking Norton Anthology includes the work of 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 sections-Colonization, Annexation, Acculturation, Upheaval, Into the Mainstream, and Popular Traditions-it encompasses all genres, featuring such writers as Jose Marti, William Carlos Williams, Julia Alvarez, Oscar Hijuelos, Cristina Garcia, Piri Thomas, Esmeralda Santiago, and Junot Diaz. Rar Passport Knacker Boerse Frankfurt. 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. Rating: (not yet rated) Subjects • • • • More like this • •. Find more information about: ISBN: 009975320 OCLC Number: 607322888 Language Note: Some text in parallel English and Spanish.

Notes: Maps on endpapers. Includes the work of 201 Latino writers from the Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Dominican American tratitions, as well as from the traditions of other Spanish-speaking countries. It traces five 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 reggaetaon. Hp Pavilion Dv9700 Drivers Windows Vista here. This book is an instant classic a groundbreaking work in the making for thirteen years! There is no America without Latino doings and sufferings. And there is no American literature without Latino voices and visions!--Cornel West, Princeton University' The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature will be for Latinos what The Norton Anthology of African American Literature has been for African Americans: a celebration of a culture that has been yearning to sing itself into the canon.

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--Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University Nowhere else can scholars, teachers, and students find such a broad-ranging and accessible collection.... A crucial and eminently useful resource for any reader hoping to understand the stunning diversity of Latina/o experience and expression in the United States.--Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, University of Michigan Imaginatively conceived, painstakingly executed, stunningly broad, profoundly stirring, endlessly engaging, this book can change the way the world thinks about America, and the way Americans think about themselves.--Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, University of Notre Dame This book is an instant classic--a groundbreaking work in the making for thirteen years! There is no America without Latino doings and sufferings. And there is no American literature without Latino voices and visions!--Cornel West, Princeton University The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature will be for Latinos what The Norton Anthology of African American Literature has been for African Americans: a celebration of a culture that has been yearning to sing itself into the canon. --Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University Read more.