Colonial tropes and postcolonial tricks rewriting the tropics in the novela de la selva
The vision of the South American rainforest as a wilderness of rank decay, poisonous insects, and bloodthirsty savages in the Spanish American novela de la selva has often been interpreted as a belated imitation of European travel literature. This book offers a new reading of the genre by arguing...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press
2009.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42052002*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Colonial tropes and postcolonial tricks
- Tropical nature and landscape aesthetics
- Salvaging the savage
- Paradise lost : wilderness and the limits of western escapism
- Jungle fever : degeneration as a trop(olog)ical disease.
