Doubles and Hybrids in Latin American Gothic
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- ISBN 9780367406332
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Doubles and Hybrids in Latin American Gothic focuses on a recurrent motif that is fundamental in the Gothic—the double. This volume explores how this ancient notion acquires tremendous force in a region, Latin America, which is itself defined by duplicity (indigenous/European, autochthonous religions/Catholic). Despite this duplicity and at the same time because of it, this region has also generated "mestizaje," or forms resulting from racial mixing and hybridity. This collection, then, aims to contribute to the current discussion about the Gothic in Latin America by examining the doubles and hybrid forms that result from the violent yet culturally fertile process of colonization that took place in the area.
Antonio Alcalá is a Chair of the Humanities Department and Literature Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City.
Ilse Marie Bussing López is a Professor of English Literature and a Professor in Gothic Literature in the Master’s in Literature at the University of Costa Rica.
