Floricanto en Aztlan

Hayes-Bautista, Alurista

ISBN 10: 0895511479 ISBN 13: 9780895511478

Verlag: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2012

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Book by HayesBautista Alurista

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Críticas:

Alurista's play with language, his transnational perspective on politics and economics, and his manipulation of time break down the barriers between people, place, and history with the ultimate goal of liberation and self-actualization. -- Marissa Lopez * Melus *

Reseña del editor:

With these one hundred poems Alurista created a highly original poetics that upset the literary conventions of the era. Floricanto en Aztlan was published in 1971, a time of Chicano activism and the search for a Chicano identity. Using Aztlan, the mythical homeland of the Aztecs, as a unifying metaphor and employing indigenous symbols to describe barrio life, the poet inspired his readers, cultivating pride in their cultural past. The poems blend English, Spanish, and pre-Columbian languages to explore themes of alienation and exploitation in a decidedly Chicano voice. This new edition of Floricanto en Aztlan, Alurista's first book of poetry, includes a new preface by the poet and a new foreword that considers the lasting influence of this important work.

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• Verlag: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0895511479
• ISBN 13: 9780895511478
• Einband: Rústica
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112
• Zeichner: Hernandez Judithe