Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and Film [electronic resource] / Carmen A. Serrano.

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2019] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)

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"This work traces how Gothic imagination from the literature and culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and twentieth-century US and European film has impacted Latin American literature and film culture. Serrano argues that the Gothic has provided Latin American authors with a way to critique a number of issues, including colonization, authoritarianism, feudalism, and patriarchy. The book includes a literary history of the European Gothic to demonstrate how Latin American authors have incorporated its characteristics but also how they have broken away or inverted some elements, such as traditional plot lines, to suit their work and address a unique set of issues. The book examines both the modernistas of the nineteenth century and the avant-garde writers of the twentieth century, including Huidobro, Bombal, Rulfo, Roa Bastos, and Fuentes. Looking at the Gothic in Latin American literature and film, this book is a groundbreaking study that brings a fresh perspective to Latin American creative culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Print version: Serrano, Carmen A., 1969- author. Gothic imagination in Latin American fiction and film Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2019]

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September 09, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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