Pot Pourri: Whistlings of an Idler [Paperback]

Eugenio Cambaceres (Author)

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Publication Date: Mar 15 2003 | Series: Library of Latin America

Eugenio Cambaceres was the first to introduce the naturalist manner of Emile Zola to Argentinean literature in the late nineteenth century. The work of Cambaceres, a precursor to the contemporary Argentinean novel, is crucial for an understanding of the period of consolidation of Argentina, the formation of a national identity, and especially for the role of the intellectual during that transition. This gereation theoretically and methodically built up a literature with features of its own, stressing the cultural primacy of Buenos Aires par excellence, to enhance the evolution of the cosmopolitan metropolis. A rich dandy narrates Pot Pourri, relating a story of marriage and adultery during the carnival celebrations. The volume editor, Josefina Ludmer, describes the dandy as an ambiguous protagonist who acts both as a reflection and a critic of the liberal state. As a new addition to the already-acclaimed Library of Latin America, Pot Pourri should find its rightful place with the ever-growing audience for Latin American literature.

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Mar 15 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195144643
ISBN-13: 978-0195144642
Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 1.4 x 20.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 245 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,075,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Josefina Ludmer is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University. Lisa Dillman is Visiting Lecturer in Spanish from the University of North London.

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