José Martí and the Future of Cuban Nationalisms

175 Pages·2006·1.388 MB·English

by  Alfred J. López

José Martí and the Future of Cuban Nationalisms
University Press of Florida
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers
Florida International University, Miami
Florida State University, Tallahassee
New College of Florida, Sarasota
University of Central Florida, Orlando
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of North Florida, Jacksonville
University of South Florida, Tampa
University of West Florida, Pensacola

José Martí and
the Future of Cuban Nationalisms
Alfred J. López
University Press of Florida
Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola
Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota
Copyright 2006 by Alfred J. López
All rights reserved
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Library of Congress.
ISBN 978-0-8130-2999-3 (cloth: alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-8130-3773-8 (e-book)
Frontispiece: Drawing of José Martí by Susan M. López
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I dedicate this little book to Cubans everywhere,
wherever their Cuba happens to be.

La fama es un mito útil.
—José Martí

Contents
List of Illustrations xi
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: The Apostle and His Afterlife 1
1. La Patria y el Tirano: Martí and the Role of Literature in the Formation of
Cuban Nationalisms 9
2. The Repeating Idol: Martí and the Iconography of the Nation 32
3. Dressing for Success in Global Contexts: Martí and the Rediscovery of the
New World 71
Conclusion: The Futures of Cuba 116
Notes 123
Works Cited 149
Index 157