The Poetics of Plants in Spanish American Literature /

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"The Poetics of Plants in Spanish American Literature examines the defining role of plants in cultural expression across Latin America, particularly in literature. From the colonial georgic to Pablo Neruda's Canto general, Lesley Wylie's close study of botanical imagery demonstrates t...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wylie, Lesley (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2020]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Spanish American literature.
Plants in literature.
Human-plant relationships in literature.
Human ecology in literature.
Spanish American literature > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: The poetics of plants in Spanish American literature
  • "Salve, fecunda zona!" : sugar, soy, and the limits of the Spanish American georgic
  • Plants and plantations : floriography, femininity, and the horticulture of hair in Sab and María
  • "Nacido de árboles" : Carpentier's vegetal baroque
  • What is it like to be a tree? Anthropomorphism, phytomorphism, and Spanish American culture
  • "No termino en mí mismo" : "Vegetal-thinking" in Pablo Neruda.

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