Hispanic Literature of the United States: A Comprehensive Reference
Nicolás Kanellos
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Providing a detailed historical overview of Hispanic literature in the United States from the Spanish colonial period to the present, this extensive chronology provides the context within which such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked.
Hispanic literature in the United States is covered from the Spanish colonial period to the present. A detailed historical overview and a separate survey of Hispanic drama provide researchers and general readers with indispensable information and insight into Hispanic literature. An extensive chronology traces the development of Hispanic literature and culture in the United States from 1492 to 2002, providing the context within which such Hispanic writers such as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked. Topics include an overview and chronology of Hispanic literature in the United States, a who's who of Hispanic authors, significant trends, movements, and themes, publishing trends, an overview of Hispanic drama, adn the 100 essential Hispanic literary works. Biographical entries describe the careers, importance, and major works of notable Hispanic novelists, poets, and playwrights writing in English or Spanish. A comprehensive, up-to-date bibliography lists primary sources. Essays detail the most important past and current trends in Hispanic literature, including bilingualism, Chicano literature, children's literature, exile literature, folklore, immigrant literature, Nuyorican literature, poetry, and women and feminism in Hispanic literature. More than 100 exceptional illustrations of writers, plays in performance, and first editions of important works are included.Product Details
Price
$129.60
Publisher
Greenwood
Publish Date
December 30, 2003
Pages
328
Dimensions
6.94 X 10.36 X 1.04 inches | 1.89 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781573565585
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About the Author
NICOLÁS KANELLOS is the Brown Foundation Professor of Spanish at the University of Houston. Recognized for his scholarly achievements, Dr. Kanellos is the recipient of the 1996 Denali Press Award of the American Library Association, the 1989 American Book Award-Publisher/Editor Category, the 1989 award from the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, the 1988 Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature presented by the White House, as well as various fellowships and other recognitions. Dr. Kanellos is the director of a major national research program, Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage of the United States, whose objective is to identify, preserve, study, and make accessible tens of thousands of literary documents of those regions that have become the United States from the colonial period to 1960. In 1994 President Bill Clinton appointed Dr. Kanellos to the National Council on the Humanities.
Reviews
"An excellent source on the history of Hispanic literature in the United States....connects historical events in the Americas with social trends and movements affecting Hispanics and Hispanic literature....This text will serve as a good starting point for the study of Hispanic literature in most academic libraries and will be a standard reference tool in large public libraries and public libraries with much patronage from the Latino community."-Library Journal
"[U]nequalled breadth, along with Kanellos's valuable contextual and historical information, make a valuable contribution to Latino history and literary studies. Highly recommended. All collections."-Choice
"A welcome addition to the numerous books on the literature of the diverse populations of the U.S. It is much more than a who's who of Hispanic literature....recommended for public, high-school, and undergraduate collections."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"This reference book is a welcome addition to Hispanic literature in the United States from 1492 to the present....Becuase of the growing Hispanic population in schools, this reference book will serve as a connection for middle and high school students to curriculum areas related to diversity....This book will be a valuable addition to the reference collection of middle and high school media centers. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"ÝU¨nequalled breadth, along with Kanellos's valuable contextual and historical information, make a valuable contribution to Latino history and literary studies. Highly recommended. All collections."-Choice
?[U]nequalled breadth, along with Kanellos's valuable contextual and historical information, make a valuable contribution to Latino history and literary studies. Highly recommended. All collections.?-Choice
?A welcome addition to the numerous books on the literature of the diverse populations of the U.S. It is much more than a who's who of Hispanic literature....recommended for public, high-school, and undergraduate collections.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?This is an attractive, well-presented reference work....it should be welcomed wherever there are students of Hispanic culture and Literature....[the] style is clear and informative in a straightforward manner, thus recommending itself to a wide readership.?-The British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain.
?This reference book is a welcome addition to Hispanic literature in the United States from 1492 to the present....Becuase of the growing Hispanic population in schools, this reference book will serve as a connection for middle and high school students to curriculum areas related to diversity....This book will be a valuable addition to the reference collection of middle and high school media centers. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection
?An excellent source on the history of Hispanic literature in the United States....connects historical events in the Americas with social trends and movements affecting Hispanics and Hispanic literature....This text will serve as a good starting point for the study of Hispanic literature in most academic libraries and will be a standard reference tool in large public libraries and public libraries with much patronage from the Latino community.?-Library Journal
"This is an attractive, well-presented reference work....it should be welcomed wherever there are students of Hispanic culture and Literature....[the] style is clear and informative in a straightforward manner, thus recommending itself to a wide readership."-The British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain.
"[U]nequalled breadth, along with Kanellos's valuable contextual and historical information, make a valuable contribution to Latino history and literary studies. Highly recommended. All collections."-Choice
"A welcome addition to the numerous books on the literature of the diverse populations of the U.S. It is much more than a who's who of Hispanic literature....recommended for public, high-school, and undergraduate collections."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"This reference book is a welcome addition to Hispanic literature in the United States from 1492 to the present....Becuase of the growing Hispanic population in schools, this reference book will serve as a connection for middle and high school students to curriculum areas related to diversity....This book will be a valuable addition to the reference collection of middle and high school media centers. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"ÝU¨nequalled breadth, along with Kanellos's valuable contextual and historical information, make a valuable contribution to Latino history and literary studies. Highly recommended. All collections."-Choice
?[U]nequalled breadth, along with Kanellos's valuable contextual and historical information, make a valuable contribution to Latino history and literary studies. Highly recommended. All collections.?-Choice
?A welcome addition to the numerous books on the literature of the diverse populations of the U.S. It is much more than a who's who of Hispanic literature....recommended for public, high-school, and undergraduate collections.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?This is an attractive, well-presented reference work....it should be welcomed wherever there are students of Hispanic culture and Literature....[the] style is clear and informative in a straightforward manner, thus recommending itself to a wide readership.?-The British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain.
?This reference book is a welcome addition to Hispanic literature in the United States from 1492 to the present....Becuase of the growing Hispanic population in schools, this reference book will serve as a connection for middle and high school students to curriculum areas related to diversity....This book will be a valuable addition to the reference collection of middle and high school media centers. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection
?An excellent source on the history of Hispanic literature in the United States....connects historical events in the Americas with social trends and movements affecting Hispanics and Hispanic literature....This text will serve as a good starting point for the study of Hispanic literature in most academic libraries and will be a standard reference tool in large public libraries and public libraries with much patronage from the Latino community.?-Library Journal
"This is an attractive, well-presented reference work....it should be welcomed wherever there are students of Hispanic culture and Literature....[the] style is clear and informative in a straightforward manner, thus recommending itself to a wide readership."-The British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain.
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