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american literature
american poetry
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artistic influences
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ballad poetry
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chicano
chicano poetry
corrido
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folklore
harold bloom
life story
literary analysis
literary criticism
literary influences
literary theory
literature
marxism
marxist
mexican border
mexico
oral tradition
poetics
poetry
poetry in spanish
political
politics
raymond williams
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spanish poetry
true story
western poetry
western world
Product details
- ISBN 9780520076334
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jul 1992
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, Jose Limon examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Limon shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican corrido, or master ballad, which was a vital part of artistic and political life along the Mexican-U.S. border from 1890 to 1930. Limon's use of Bloom, as well as of Marxist critics Raymond Williams and Fredric Jameson, brings Chicano literature into the arena of contemporary literary theory. By focusing on an important but little-studied poetic tradition, his book challenges our ideas of the American canon and extends the reach of Hispanists and folklorists as well.
Jose E. Limon is Professor of English and Anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin.
