Latin American Neo-Baroque Senses of Distortion [Hardcover]

Pablo Baler studies the ruptures and continuities linking the de-centered dynamics of the 17^thcentury to the logic of instability that permeates 20^th century visual and literary production in Latin America. Bringing philosophy, literary interpretation, art criticism, and a poetic approach to the history of ideas, Baler offers a new perspective from which to understand the uncanny phenomenon of baroque distortion. This interdisciplinary inquiry not only leads to a more specific formulation regarding the singularity of the reappropriations of the baroque in Spanish America, but also allows for a more comprehensive assessment of its historical reach in the broader context of the representational crisis of modernity.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Foreword  by David William Foster

Preface

Introduction: Senses of Distortion

Chapter I: Metaphor

Chapter II: Hyperbaton

Chapter III: Anaphora

Epilogue: Red Hot Death

Bibliography

Index

 

Latin American Neo-Baroque: Senses of Distortion is more than a guide to understanding the Baroque and Neo-Baroque. It is an interdisciplinary text that offers the multifaceted perspectives to which it alludes. The creative and cogent readings of both visual and literary works construct a convincing paradigm. Pablo Baler makes a significant contribution to the study of the Neo- Baroque, and this book should be included in the library holdings as a reference for scholars. (Dinora Cardoso, Hispania, Vol. 101 (1), March, 2018)

Pablo Baler is Associate Professor of Latin-American Literature at California State University, Los Angeles, USA and an International Research Fellow atlÃ/