Description
WHAT IS TO COME
Book Summary
This work gathers the fundamental critical interventions of Josefina Ludmer, one of the most influential voices in Latin American literary theory. Spanning forty years of intellectual production, the essays compiled here trace a journey through the continent's literature, from Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to contemporary authors. More than an anthology, the book offers a unique reading machine that reveals the evolution of a lucid and transformative critical thought. The reader will find a profound analysis of classic and modern authors, presented with the analytical intensity that characterized Ludmer.
What is it about?
The volume collects critical texts by Josefina Ludmer written over four decades, originally published in books, academic proceedings, and specialized journals. The selection functions as a tentative history of Latin American literature, addressing figures such as Sor Juana, the gauchesca, Mexican naturalism, Macedonio Fernández, Alfonsina Storni, Jorge Luis Borges, Felisberto Hernández, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Augusto Roa Bastos, and Pedro Juan Gutiérrez. At the same time, the essays constitute the history of a critical thought in action, showing recurrences and variations that define one of the most brilliant moments of regional literary criticism. The intensive reading proposal that Ludmer applies to each text becomes the very substance of the book.
Main Topics
- History of Latin American literature from a non-linear critical perspective.
- Analysis of the gauchesca and its discursive transformations.
- Intensive reading of canonical and marginal authors of the continent.
- Methodology of literary criticism as a productive reading machine.
- Relationships between literature, politics, and culture in Latin America.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at students and professionals of literature, literary theory, and Latin American studies. It will also be of great interest to researchers, teachers, and cultural critics seeking to understand the analytical tools of one of the central figures of contemporary criticism. Readers with prior training in Latin American literature will find in these pages an indispensable reference material.
What this book offers
- Access to fundamental texts by Josefina Ludmer hitherto scattered across various publications.
- A panoramic view of Latin American literature articulated by a coherent and original critical lens.
- A model of intensive reading applicable to the analysis of other literary works.
- Understanding of the evolution of Latin American critical thought over four decades.
Technical Data
- Author: LUDMER, JOSEFINA
- Publisher: ETERNA CADENCIA EDITORA SRL, CUIT
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: LITERARY THEORY
- Collection: ESSAY
- Binding: Others
- Publication Date: April 2021
- Number of pages: 272
- Weight: 670 g
Editorial Assessment
This compilation constitutes an essential reference tool for those who study Latin American literary criticism. The selection made by Ezequiel De Rosso manages to coherently articulate Ludmer's thought, showing both her methodological constants and her evolutions. The value of the book lies in gathering scattered materials and offering them as a corpus that allows one to appreciate the analytical density of an author who marked a turning point in regional literary theory. A reference work for academic libraries and specialized readers.