Title The role of Mexico's Plural in Latin American literary and political culture : from Tlatelolco to the "philanthropic ogre" / John King

Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (242 pages) Series Studies of the Americas Studies of the Americas Contents Cover ; The Role of Mexico's Plural in Latin American Literary and Political Culture; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Mapping the Field: Paz, Politics, and Little Magazines, 1931-1968; Chapter 2 The Genesis and Birth of Plural; Chapter 3 Politics in Plural, 1971-1976; Chapter 4 Cultural Criticism in Plural: Literature and Art; Chapter 5 Literary "Creation"; Chapter 6 From Plural to Vuelta, 1976-1978; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index Summary Provides a privileged vantage point from which to assess the developments that transformed Mexican and Latin American literary and political culture in the 1970s. This book examines an important historical moment: "Plural" was instrumental in and a powerful symbol of Mexico's cultural, intellectual, and political transformation in the late 1960s. While this project addresses particular events, figures, and debates, it is also a unique and welcome cultural study in its investigation of literary and artistic responses to political action. The author is the UK's premiere Latin American cultural historian and his written works are revered as seminal works in the field. In this book, the Mexican magazine "Plural" (1971-1976) provides a privileged vantage point from which to assess the developments that transformed Mexican and Latin American literary and political culture in the 1970s Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998 fast Plural (Mexico City, Mexico) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019014500 Plural (Mexico City, Mexico) fast Subject Mexican literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Spanish American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Literary theory -- Mexico. Politics & government -- Mexico. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Spanish & Portuguese. Literature. Civilization Mexican literature Political and social views Spanish American literature SUBJECT Mexico -- Civilization -- Periodicals Subject Mexico Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Periodicals Form Electronic book ISBN 0230609686 9780230609686 1281844985 9781281844989 9781349538829 1349538825

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