Böcker av Angel Rama

Brings together and makes available in English for the first time some of Ángel Rama's most important essays.

The Biblioteca Básica Latino-Americana was originally conceived by Darcy Ribeiro during his years of exile in the 1960s-1970s. The proposal of the collection is thus to promote reflection on Latin American thought, presented in a comprehensive way, through essays and texts by important artists and thinkers. The work of Ángel Rama (1926-1983) addresses in a seminal way the social and political contexts surrounding Latin American literary production.

Brings together and makes available in English for the first time some of Ángel Rama's most important essays.

Extends the Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz's theory of transculturation far beyond Cuba, bringing it to bear on regional cultures across Latin America

Provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and highlights the central role of cities in deploying and reproducing that power. Starting with the colonial period, this title undertakes a historical analysis of the hegemonic influences of the written word.