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257 Pages·2005·2.038 MB·English
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by John A. Ochoa| 2005| 257 pages| 2.038| English

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While the concept of defeat in the Mexican literary canon is frequently acknowledged, it has rarely been explored in the fullness of the psychological and religious contexts that define this aspect of "mexicanidad." Going beyond the simple narrative of self-defeat, "The Uses of Failure in Mexican Literature and Identity" presents a model of failure as a source of knowledge and renewed self-awareness. Studying the relationship between national identity and failure, John Ochoa revisits the foundational texts of Mexican intellectual and literary history, the "national monuments," and offers a new vision of the pivotal events that echo throughout Mexican aesthetics and politics. The Uses of Failure in Mexican Literature and Identity encompasses five centuries of thought, including the works of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, whose sixteenth-century "True History of the Conquest of New Spain" formed Spanish-speaking Mexico's early self-perceptions; Jose; Vasconcelos, the essayist and politician who helped rebuild the nation after the Revolution of 1910; and the contemporary novelist Carlos Fuentes. A fascinating study of a nation's volatile journey towards a sense of self, "The Uses of Failure" elegantly weaves ethical issues, the philosophical implications of language, and a sociocritical examination of Latin American writing for a sparkling addition to the dialogue on global literature.

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Author:John A. Ochoa
Publication Year:2005
ISBN:9780292797192
Pages:257
Language:English
File Size:2.038
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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