WESTERN CULTURAL SYMBOLS IN LATIN AMERICAN AND CHICANO LITERATURE: An Historical and Semiotic Analysis; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: A General Synopsis of Semiotics; Chapter 2: Semiotics in Latin American Theater and Drama; Chapter 3: Semiotics in Latin American and Chicano Narrative; Chapter 4: Semiotics in Latin American and Chicano Poetry; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book explains the fundamentals of semiotic theory (the study of signs), and applies it to more than twenty works by a dozen Latin American and Mexican American authors. Using a post-modernist interpretation of signs, Breining makes the point that there exists a relationship of the privileged and disenfranchised within Latin America and Chicano literature. Covering a span of more than five hundred years, from pre-Hispanic times to the late twentieth century, Breining demonstrates how the signs found with the literature of each period of Latin American history, define social interactions, c
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-267) and index
