Poetry after the invention of América : don't light the flower /

These essays trace the Western poem as it confronts indigenous alterity in Latin America. Rather than extend Western conceptions of writing in search of an alleged Amerindian ethno-literature, Ajens approaches literature as a Western invention. This book discusses a wide range of indigenous American...

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Main Author:	Ajéns, Andrés
Other Authors:	Gil-Montero, Michelle
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics.
Subjects:	Latin American poetry > History and criticism. Indian poetry > History and criticism. Other (Philosophy) in literature. Poetry. Literature > Philosophy. Translating and interpreting.