Category Archives: Vanguardias

New world baroque, and more

Posted on 26th December 2017 by Iansã

The January 2009 PMLA, which I am discarding because it is available online, I have not read it, and I have so many reading materials that I must get rid of some to see what I do have, has good … Continue reading →

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Spanish women poets of the 20s and 30s

Posted on 20th February 2017 by Iansã

I have photocopies of the first chapter or two of Catherine Bellver’s excellent book, that I am recycling because I keep forgetting that I have them–and do not seem to be reading the poets in question. They are listed here … Continue reading →

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Unas revistas importantes

Posted on 1st February 2017 by Iansã

Revista Iberoamericana 221 (Oct.-Dec. 2007) is entirely available online so I am leaving my beautiful paper copy in this café because I do not recognize the issue when it sits on my shelf. It is on literature and technology but … Continue reading →

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On the speaking subject

Posted on 29th January 2017 by Iansã

I have had this offprint for 26 years and now it is available on JSTOR. Nancy Fraser, “The uses and abuses of French discourse theories for feminist politics,” is an important article. It was important for me and will be, … Continue reading →

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Poets in Spanish and Portuguese who read and wrote in English

Posted on 12th April 2015 by Iansã

Observe the English language connection: we tend to think of French as the language of reference for those writing in Portuguese and Spanish, but English is of very great importance to several. We must add to this list and get … Continue reading →

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Avant-garde and surrealist

Posted on 4th September 2014 by Iansã

Look at this, which I must also preserve as a permanent and prominent link.

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Robert Creely and more

Posted on 31st August 2014 by Iansã

A secret conversation that reminded me of how interesting things are even if I am not a great fan of Creeley: Reading Robert Creeley’s letters and coming across him labeling the people at Partisan Review and Kenyon Review “enemies” is … Continue reading →

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That Lorca class

Posted on 17th June 2014 by Iansã

I really should develop, and keep teaching a class on Lorca. I am not a Lorca scholar but I know him fairly well and I could just follow JM’s notes and a few other threads. Or I could do Lorca … Continue reading →

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Saúl Sosnowski

Posted on 1st April 2014 by Iansã

Here is one of his books that I missed in the 1990s, on vanguardias and the critical tradition, and that I would like to look at.

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Indigeneity in the Mexican Cultural Imagination

Posted on 21st March 2014 by Iansã

Here is a nice book to read. It fits my research project, and could even be used as a course textbook. Since the end of the Mexican Revolution in 1917, the state has engaged in vigorous campaign to forge a … Continue reading →

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