Science, Literature, and Film in the Hispanic World [Hardcover]

Driven by such diverse advances as the Human Genome Project and the explosion of the World Wide Web, and also by the threat of human-inspired disasters such as global warming, the field of science and literature studies is currently undergoing an unprecedented expansion. The relations between science and literature have been and continue to be central to understanding Hispanic civilization and culture. In spite of this, Science, Literature, and Film in the Spanish-Speaking World is the first and only book to treat this new and dynamic field from an Hispanic perspective. This unique volume opens the door to an entirely new focus in the study of Hispanic literature and culture.Introduction to Sciencepoetry * Three Theories, Three Writers, One Idea: Science and the Nation in the Brazilian Literature of Joaquim de Souz?ndrade, Euclides da Cunha, and Augusto dos Anjos * The Aura of Science in Fantastic Tales by Leopoldo Lugones, Macedonio Fern?ndez, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and Jorge Luis Borges * Jorge Luis Borges, and Early Quantum Labyrinths * Carlos Fuentes' Evolution Towards Ecological Awareness in His Essays and Narratives * Life Signs in Ricardo Piglia's Cyborgs * On Science and Mexican Nationalism: The Politics of Identity in Jorge Volpi's In Search of Klingsor * Disease as a Dis/Organizing Principle in Nineteenth-Century Spain: Benito P?rez Gald?s, Leopoldo Alas, and Emilia Pardo Baz?n * Ido del Sagrario's Alimentary Madness * P?o Baroja's Parascientific Epistemology * Aquel Madrid: Science, Literature, and Art in Federico Garc?a Lorca, Azor?n, don Santiago Ram?n y Cajal and other Luminaries of Madrid's Edad de Plata * Representations of Humans and Technology: The Construction of Identity in Arturo P?rez Reverte, Pedro Almod?var, and Alejandro Amen?bar

'This book is a veritable landmark in the Hispanic studies literature filling a current void whether in the English, Spanish or Portuguese languages. Through a well balanced selection of significant readings, ls(