{"product_id":"writing-in-the-air-9780822354321","title":"Writing in the Air","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic work by the Peruvian cultural and literary critic Antonio Cornejo Polar (1936–97), \u003ci\u003eWriting on Air\u003c\/i\u003e is Cornejo Polar's fullest elaboration of \"heterogeneity,\" the concept for which he is best known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWriting in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e marks the beginning of a major shift in the conception of Latin American literature and culture. Antonio Cornejo Polar questioned the implicit equation of modernity\/modernization, transculturation, literature, and the formation of the modern Latin American nation-state. The incorporation by the current governments of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru of strong, multicultural elements is related to the cultural paradigm elaborated in \u003ci\u003eWriting in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e. Cornejo Polar's arguments remain fresh and suggestive, and they are done justice in this excellent translation.\"—\u003cb\u003eJohn Beverley\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLatinamericanism after 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In his last, indispensable book, the great Antonio Cornejo Polar takes readers on a fascinating journey through the plural worlds of Andean culture. This classic text, finally available in English, proves yet again why the author is widely considered a scholar who revolutionized Latin American literary criticism, providing an incisive interpretation of how Perú—and the rest of the continent—expresses itself with glorious complexity in its most significant works of the imagination.\"—\u003cb\u003eAriel Dorfman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFeeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For cultural critics and theorists who read only English, \u003ci\u003eWriting in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e will have a special value, as each chapter (dealing with a major problem in the cultural formation of Latin America) benefits from the perspective that an extremely well-read and well-versed critic brings to the formulation of the problematic at hand. The prose is clear, the thinking has been slimmed down, the focus is unyielding, and the translator has done a very good job.\" -- Sara Castro-Klaren * Critical Inquiry *\u003cbr\u003e\"This attractive English edition of Cornejo Polar’s masterful excursion into Andean heterogeneity is a charter for investigating verbal discourse as a reflector and driver of history and its cultural formations.\"  -- John Holmes McDowell * Anthropological Linguistics *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWriting in the Air \u003c\/i\u003ereoriented and revitalized Latin American literary scholarship.... [T]he translator skillfully renders Cornejo Polar’s sometimes complex ideas in a rich prose that is pleasant to read. Indeed, this translation will be very important for scholars who work in comparative or Anglo-American literature and who, otherwise, would not have the linguistic tools to read works written by Latin American or Latino authors.... It will also be a useful tool for undergraduate students beginning their careers as Spanish, comparative literature, or Latin American studies majors. For those cohort groups, it should be considered a must-have item.\"  -- Thomas Ward * Hispania *\u003cbr\u003e \"A book this important merits a skillful presentation to the English speaking world, and Lynda J. Jentsch has produced a translation reflecting the high standards and innovative vision of its author. Jean Franco's incisive and thoughtful preface gives important perspectives on this book in its Latin American context.\"  -- Gwen Kirpatrick * Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas *\u003cbr\u003e\"There is something so immense and wonderful in Cornejo Polar’s vision that, ultimately, it exceeds the bounds of his writing.\" -- Katie Dimmery * Journal of Folklore Research *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003cbr\u003e Foreword \/ Jean Franco ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Voice and the Written Word in the Cajamarca \"Dialogue\" 13\u003cbr\u003e The Cajamarca Chroncile 13\u003cbr\u003e Rituals of Other Memories 31\u003cbr\u003e A Perhaps Impossible Reading 46\u003cbr\u003e Identity, Alterity, History 55\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Structures of Homogeneity: Discourses of Impossible Harmony 59\u003cbr\u003e Garcilaso: Harmony Rent Asunder 60\u003cbr\u003e Social Depictions of the Inca 66\u003cbr\u003e From Garcilaso to Palma: One Language for All? 71\u003cbr\u003e Concerning Patriotic Speeches and Proclamations 75\u003cbr\u003e In Fiction: Three Novels 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCumandá\u003c\/i\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTorn from the Nest\u003c\/i\u003e 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJuan de la Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e Celebrations 103\u003cbr\u003e 3. Stone of Boiling Blood: The Challenges of Modernization 113\u003cbr\u003e The Ambiguities of a New Language 114\u003cbr\u003e The Emergence of Dualism 126\u003cbr\u003e An Andean Modernity 131\u003cbr\u003e A Hobbled History: The Indigenist Novel 136\u003cbr\u003e The Subject Explodes 145\u003cbr\u003e Underground Voices 154\u003cbr\u003e Overture 165\u003cbr\u003e Notes 173\u003cbr\u003e Index 209","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406075240791,"sku":"9780822354321","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822354321.jpg?v=1730494441","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-in-the-air-9780822354321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}