by José Miguel Oviedo · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420609553
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This book is the third volume of the 'History of Hispanic American Literature' collection by José Miguel Oviedo. It presents an updated and complete vision of Hispanic American literature, offering a balanced and comprehensive overview. The author focuses on key authors and fundamental texts, providing detailed analyses of the latter. To contextualize the creations and phenomena studied, references are made to other literatures and forms of artistic expression. The book includes cross-references, selected bibliographies, and an analytical index to facilitate further study of the subject.
José Miguel Oviedo was a Peruvian writer and literary critic, born in Lima. He received his doctorate from the Pontificia Universidad Católica in 1961, afterwards teaching at the same institution. Coming to the US in 1975, he taught at State University of New York, Indiana University, and UCLA. In 1988 he was appointed Trustee Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and remained there until his retirement and move to Emeritus Professor in 2000. He was the recipient of important scholarships such as the Rockefeller grant and the Guggenheim fellowship(1972).
