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New Latin American and Spanish Acquisitions in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Summer 2008
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Essay, Literary Criticism and Literary Theory
Narrative: Novel and the Short Story
History and the Social Sciences
Current Art, Cultural Studies, Drama, Film Studies, Poetry
Asturias, Miguel Ángel (Guatemala, 1899-1974)
Las Casas: el Obispo de Dios.
Crit. ed. by José María Vallejo García-Hevia. Madrid: Cátedra, 2007, 560p., prelim. study, biblio., notes, indices. Col. Letras Hispánicas; 605.
[Drama. Known for his novels (including “El Señor Presidente”, 1956), poetry and essays, this winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1967 was also a dramaturge. In this revised version of “la Audiencia de los Confines” (1957), his protagonist is Asturias’ “alter ego”, Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566), Spanish colonist, first Bishop of Chiapas, and father of Liberation Theology. With an extensive preliminary study and indices.]
ISBN: 9788437623719 $29.00 Order
Bausset, Mónica et al.
Claves en el teatro de Nora Glickman.
Prol. by Naomi Lindstrom. Buenos Aires: Nueva Generación, 2007, 189p., biblio., biobiblio., notes, b&w photos. Col. Crítica Literaria.
[Theater studies. Glickman (1944-) is an Argentine dramaturge whose works have been performed widely and translated into several languages. Scholars from Brigham Young University and UBA discuss transculturation, Sephardism, identity, directors’ perspectives, etc., in her “Una tal Raquel”, “Liturgias”, “Noticias de suburbia” and other works. Includes a biography, interview and playwrights’ comments.]
ISBN: 9789879030974 $30.50 Order
Prol. by Naomi Lindstrom. Buenos Aires: Nueva Generación, 2007, 189p., biblio., biobiblio., notes, b&w photos. Col. Crítica Literaria.
[Theater studies. Glickman (1944-) is an Argentine dramaturge whose works have been performed widely and translated into several languages. Scholars from Brigham Young University and UBA discuss transculturation, Sephardism, identity, directors’ perspectives, etc., in her “Una tal Raquel”, “Liturgias”, “Noticias de suburbia” and other works. Includes a biography, interview and playwrights’ comments.]
ISBN: 9789879030974 $30.50 Order
Castro, Alfredo, Taira Court and Paola Giannini
Mano de obra / Diamela Eltit: adaptación para teatro.
Prol. by Raquel Olea. Santiago: Cuarto Propio, 2007, 78p., b&w photo. Col. Dramaturgia, Serie Libros del Estudiante. [Drama. Adaptation of this 2002 novel focuses on its sociopolitical and ideological aspects. Eltit’s most recent novel is “Jamás el fuego nunca” (2007).]
ISBN: 9789562603973 $18.80 Order
Mano de obra / Diamela Eltit: adaptación para teatro.
Prol. by Raquel Olea. Santiago: Cuarto Propio, 2007, 78p., b&w photo. Col. Dramaturgia, Serie Libros del Estudiante. [Drama. Adaptation of this 2002 novel focuses on its sociopolitical and ideological aspects. Eltit’s most recent novel is “Jamás el fuego nunca” (2007).]
ISBN: 9789562603973 $18.80 Order
Donoso Pinto, Catalina
Películas que escuchan: Reconstrucción de la identidad en once filmes chilenos y argentinos. 
Buenos Aires: Corregidor, 2007, 92p., notes, biblio. Nueva crítica hispanoamericana.
[Film studies. On national and social identity construction in post-dictatorship Chile and Argentina, as
reflected in narrative techniques in eleven recent fictional and documentary films. Films studied include the Argentine documentary “Los Rubios” and the Chilean feature “Bastardos en el Paraíso”.]
ISBN: 9789500517126 $23.90 Order
Gambaro, Griselda (Argentina, 1928-)
La persistencia.
Buenos Aires: Norma, 2007, 77p., b&w photos. La pequeña biblioteca.
[Drama. Leading Argentine author Gambaro writes plays, story collections, including “El desatino” (Premio Emecé 1965) and “Lo mejor que se tiene” (1998, Premio de la Academia Argentina de Letras), and novels. Her most recent works are “Teatro (cinco piezas)” (2002), “Teatro 7” (2004) and “Promesas y desvaríos” (novel, 2004).]
ISBN: 9789875454507 $27.40 Order
Buenos Aires: Norma, 2007, 77p., b&w photos. La pequeña biblioteca.
[Drama. Leading Argentine author Gambaro writes plays, story collections, including “El desatino” (Premio Emecé 1965) and “Lo mejor que se tiene” (1998, Premio de la Academia Argentina de Letras), and novels. Her most recent works are “Teatro (cinco piezas)” (2002), “Teatro 7” (2004) and “Promesas y desvaríos” (novel, 2004).]
ISBN: 9789875454507 $27.40 Order
Gettino, Octavio
Cine iberoamericano: los desafíos del nuevo siglo.
Pres. by Jorge Alvarez. Buenos Aires: CICCUS, 2007, 311p., biblio., abbr., stats., notes.
[Film studies. Describes cinema’s status as part of the “culture industry” in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, on a country-by-country and a regional basis. Evaluates recent socioeconomic, technological and political changes affecting film production and content, such as production, stylistic and consumer trends.]
ISBN: 9789879355411 $34.40 Order
Cine iberoamericano: los desafíos del nuevo siglo.
Pres. by Jorge Alvarez. Buenos Aires: CICCUS, 2007, 311p., biblio., abbr., stats., notes.
[Film studies. Describes cinema’s status as part of the “culture industry” in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, on a country-by-country and a regional basis. Evaluates recent socioeconomic, technological and political changes affecting film production and content, such as production, stylistic and consumer trends.]
ISBN: 9789879355411 $34.40 Order
Hidalgo, Bartolomé (Uruguay, 1788-1822)
Obra completa: un patriota de las dos Bandas.
Crit. ed. by Olga Fernández Latour de Botas. Buenos Aires: Stockcero, 2007, 359p., biblio., notes, b&w facsim.
[Poetry. Complete works of the 19th century poet, first to use the Gauchos’ language to compose lyric pieces, narrative and dialogues on political themes, recognized by Sarmiento, Mitre and Borges as the originator of “poesía gauchesca”. With an extensive analysis of contemporary historical and political events in Rio de la Plata.]
ISBN: 9789871136650 $28.00 Order
Crit. ed. by Olga Fernández Latour de Botas. Buenos Aires: Stockcero, 2007, 359p., biblio., notes, b&w facsim.
[Poetry. Complete works of the 19th century poet, first to use the Gauchos’ language to compose lyric pieces, narrative and dialogues on political themes, recognized by Sarmiento, Mitre and Borges as the originator of “poesía gauchesca”. With an extensive analysis of contemporary historical and political events in Rio de la Plata.]
ISBN: 9789871136650 $28.00 Order
Giraldo Quintero, Efrén
Marta Traba: Crítica del arte latinoamericano: entre la teoría y la didáctica, dos polaridades en la búsqueda de una crítica latinoamericana.
Ed. by César Hurtado Orozco. Medellín: La Carreta, 2007, 144p., biblio., notes, tables, b&w photos. Col. Ojo de agua.
[Art history. Explores the cultural influence of Marta Traba, a leading art critic, historian and theoretician. Demonstrates the role of art criticism in the construction of Colombian culture and Traba’s importance in this framework.]
ISBN: 9789589816721 $27.60 Order
Kahlo, Frida; Leo Eloesser et al.
Querido Doctorcito: Frida Kahlo y Leo Eloesser. Correspondencia.
Pres. by Carlos Phillips Olmedo, et al. México, D.F.: Conaculta, DGE, 2007, 284p., large format, color, b&w facsim., photos, bilingual ed.
[Art. Facsimile, transcription, English translation of letters (1931-1951) between Kahlo and her doctor reveal both the depth of her suffering and her determination to transcend it; also her creative process, relationships, travels and tastes. With essays by Carlos Monsiváis, Eloesser, Dr. Arnoldo Kraus and others about Kahlo and Rivera, her pathology, friends, etc.]
ISBN: 9789703512980 $81.00 Order
Kozer, José (Cuba, 1940-)
En Feldafing las cornejas.
México, D.F.: A1dus, 2007, 140p.
[Poetry. Neo-Baroque poet Kozer’s collections include “Bajo este cien y otros poemas” (1983, 2002), “Al traste” (1999), “Ánima” (2002), “Ogi no mato” (2005), “El carillón de los muertos” (2006) and “La garza sin sombras” (2006). Kozer is also an essayist and translator.]
ISBN: 9789707141414 $29.00 Order
En Feldafing las cornejas.
México, D.F.: A1dus, 2007, 140p.
[Poetry. Neo-Baroque poet Kozer’s collections include “Bajo este cien y otros poemas” (1983, 2002), “Al traste” (1999), “Ánima” (2002), “Ogi no mato” (2005), “El carillón de los muertos” (2006) and “La garza sin sombras” (2006). Kozer is also an essayist and translator.]
ISBN: 9789707141414 $29.00 Order
Lara, Omar (Chile, 1941-)
La nueva frontera.
Prol. by Gilberto Triviños. Concepción: Univ. de Concepción, 2007, 79p.
[Poetry. Lara, founder of the poetry group Trilce and director of the magazine, has received the Premio Casa de la Américas for “Oh buenas maneras” (1975) and “Papeles de Harek Ayun” (2067) and Premio de la Sociedad de Escritores de Chile. His recent titles include “Voces de Portocaliu” (2003) and “Historias de Micutza” (2004).]
ISBN: 9789562273053 $28.10 Order
La nueva frontera.
Prol. by Gilberto Triviños. Concepción: Univ. de Concepción, 2007, 79p.
[Poetry. Lara, founder of the poetry group Trilce and director of the magazine, has received the Premio Casa de la Américas for “Oh buenas maneras” (1975) and “Papeles de Harek Ayun” (2067) and Premio de la Sociedad de Escritores de Chile. His recent titles include “Voces de Portocaliu” (2003) and “Historias de Micutza” (2004).]
ISBN: 9789562273053 $28.10 Order
Mitre, Eduardo (Bolivia, 1943-)
Vitrales de la memoria.
Madrid: Pre-Textos, 2007, 184p. Col. La Cruz del Sur; 859.
[Poetry. New poems by contemporary poet and literary critic Mitre, whose collections include “Ferviente humo” (1976), “Desde tu cuerpo” (1984), “Lineas de otono” (1993), “Camino de cualquier parte” (Visor, 1998) and “El paraguas de Manhattan” (Pre-Textos, 2004).]
ISBN: 9788481918021 $31.90 Order
Orozco, José Clemente (Mexico, 1883-1949)
José Clemente Orozco: serie “La verdad”.
Pres. by Sari Bermúdez, Saúl Juárez and Sofía González Luna. México, D.F.: Conaculta, INBA, 2004, 171p., large format, h.c., color, duotone facsim.
[Art. Catalogue of Orozco’s sketches, completed drawings and paintings, as shown in the “Exposición de 70 dibujos recientes de José Clemente Orozco. El Colegio Nacional, 1945”. Includes an introductory essay outlining the history of the exhibit and its significance in the artist’s canon.]
ISBN: 9706243968 $90.00 Order
Quiroga, Horacio (Uruguay, 1878-1937)
Cine y literatura.
Pres. by Jorge Lafforgue. Prelim. study by Carlos Dámaso Martínez. Buenos Aires: Losada, 2007, 382p.
[Film. Complete anthology of Quiroga’s articles on cinema, written for the Argentine periodicals Caras y Caretas, El Hogar, Atlántida and La Nación, 1919-1931.]
ISBN: 9789500395007 $34.60 Order
Richard, Nelly
Fracturas de la memoria: Arte y pensamiento crítico.
Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI, 2007, 211p., notes, b&w facsim., photos. Col. Arte y Pensamiento.
[Cultural criticism. On Chilean visual arts during and after the Pinochet dictatorship. As in “Pensar en/la postdictadura” (2001), examines critical thought’s role in times hostile to intellectual and creative expression.]
ISBN: 9789871220786 $28.00 Order
Rosenmann-Taub, David (Chile, 1927-)
Auge.
Santiago: LOM, 2007, 264p. Col. Entre Mares.
[Poetry. Recent verses by the author of “Cortejo y Epinicio” (Premio Sindicato de Escritores 1949), “Los surcos inundados” (Premio Municipal de Literatura), “País más allá” (2004), “Poesiectomía” (2005) and “Los despojos del sol” (2006), among other titles.]
ISBN: 9789562828871 $16.50 Order
Rubio, Alberto (Chile, 1928-2002)
Poesía reunida. 
Prol. by Juan Cristóbal Romero. Santiago: Univ. Diego Portales, 2007, 111p. Col. Poesía.
[Poetry. Complete works, including the collections “La greda vasija” (1952), “Trances” (1987), and 22 poems published in periodicals and anthologies. A member of the Generation of 1950, with Uribe, Rosenmann-Taub, Lihn and Teillier, Rubio won acclaim for his rigorously classical verse. He was posthumously awarded the Premio de Poesía Eduardo Anguita 1995.]
ISBN: 9789567397976 $34.80 Order
Prol. by Juan Cristóbal Romero. Santiago: Univ. Diego Portales, 2007, 111p. Col. Poesía.
[Poetry. Complete works, including the collections “La greda vasija” (1952), “Trances” (1987), and 22 poems published in periodicals and anthologies. A member of the Generation of 1950, with Uribe, Rosenmann-Taub, Lihn and Teillier, Rubio won acclaim for his rigorously classical verse. He was posthumously awarded the Premio de Poesía Eduardo Anguita 1995.]
ISBN: 9789567397976 $34.80 Order
Sarti, Graciela (Comp.)
Vanguardias revisitadas: nuevos enfoques sobre las vanguardias artísticas.
Buenos Aires: Van Riel, 2006, 135p., biobiblio., notes, b&w facsim.
[Art history. Varied studies of Vanguardism in art, literature, and film, and relationships among these creative media. On processes of legitimization: vanguard art in museums, women vanguard artists, etc.; Argentine vanguardists: Norah Borges in Spain, concrete art and abstraction, the magazine Arturo.]
ISBN: 9879908716 $29.20 Order
Vanguardias revisitadas: nuevos enfoques sobre las vanguardias artísticas.
Buenos Aires: Van Riel, 2006, 135p., biobiblio., notes, b&w facsim.
[Art history. Varied studies of Vanguardism in art, literature, and film, and relationships among these creative media. On processes of legitimization: vanguard art in museums, women vanguard artists, etc.; Argentine vanguardists: Norah Borges in Spain, concrete art and abstraction, the magazine Arturo.]
ISBN: 9879908716 $29.20 Order
Tibol, Raquel
Diego Rivera, luces y sombras.
México, D.F.: Lumen, 2007, 279p., notes, b&w facsim., photos. [Art history. Extensive analyses of Diego Rivera’s murals, as contributing to Mexico’s national art canon and identity construction. Also on his formation, Cubist stage, and political activism. Tibol won the Premio Luis Cardoza y Aragón 2007 for his art criticism.]
ISBN: 9707804599 $27.00 Order
Diego Rivera, luces y sombras.
México, D.F.: Lumen, 2007, 279p., notes, b&w facsim., photos. [Art history. Extensive analyses of Diego Rivera’s murals, as contributing to Mexico’s national art canon and identity construction. Also on his formation, Cubist stage, and political activism. Tibol won the Premio Luis Cardoza y Aragón 2007 for his art criticism.]
ISBN: 9707804599 $27.00 Order
Traversa, Oscar (Comp.)
Cuerpos de papel II: figuraciones del cuerpo en la prensa 1940-1970.
Buenos Aires: Santiago Arcos, 2007, 215p., biblio., notes, b&w facsim. Col. Instrumentos.
[Cultural studies. Analyzes the changing representation of the female figure in the press, primarily in product sales (clothing, perfume, hair products, makeup, alcohol, etc.), in the context of cultural shifts and technological advances.]
ISBN: 9789871240358 $27.00 Order
Cuerpos de papel II: figuraciones del cuerpo en la prensa 1940-1970.
Buenos Aires: Santiago Arcos, 2007, 215p., biblio., notes, b&w facsim. Col. Instrumentos.
[Cultural studies. Analyzes the changing representation of the female figure in the press, primarily in product sales (clothing, perfume, hair products, makeup, alcohol, etc.), in the context of cultural shifts and technological advances.]
ISBN: 9789871240358 $27.00 Order
Vargas Llosa, Mario (Peru, 1936-)
Odiseo y Penélope.
Photos by Ros Ribas. Illus. by Frederic Amat. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 2007, 155p., h.c., b&w ill., b&w, color photos.
[Drama. Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural, Spain, 2006. Includes photographs of rehearsal and presentation at the Festival de Teatro Clásico in Medellín, 2006, in which Vargas Llosa played the protagonist Odiseo. Vargas Llosa won the 1994 Premio Miguel Cervantes.]
ISBN: 9788481096484 $33.60 Order
Odiseo y Penélope.
Photos by Ros Ribas. Illus. by Frederic Amat. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 2007, 155p., h.c., b&w ill., b&w, color photos.
[Drama. Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural, Spain, 2006. Includes photographs of rehearsal and presentation at the Festival de Teatro Clásico in Medellín, 2006, in which Vargas Llosa played the protagonist Odiseo. Vargas Llosa won the 1994 Premio Miguel Cervantes.]
ISBN: 9788481096484 $33.60 Order
Villaurrutia, Xavier (Mexico, 1903-1951)
Obra poética.
Ed. and prelim. study by Rosa García Gutiérrez. Madrid: Hiperión, 2006, 445p., notes, biblio. Poesía Hiperión.
[Poetry. Member of the Grupo Contemporáneos, poet and playwright Villaurrutia was inspired by Mexican poets López Velarde and Chumacero, and influenced by Surrealism. His poetry collections include “Nocturnos” (1933), “Nostalgia de la muerte” (1938), and “Décima muerte” and “Cantos a la primavera y otros poemas” (1941).]
ISBN: 8475178707 $32.00 Order
Obra poética.
Ed. and prelim. study by Rosa García Gutiérrez. Madrid: Hiperión, 2006, 445p., notes, biblio. Poesía Hiperión.
[Poetry. Member of the Grupo Contemporáneos, poet and playwright Villaurrutia was inspired by Mexican poets López Velarde and Chumacero, and influenced by Surrealism. His poetry collections include “Nocturnos” (1933), “Nostalgia de la muerte” (1938), and “Décima muerte” and “Cantos a la primavera y otros poemas” (1941).]
ISBN: 8475178707 $32.00 Order
Xirau, Ramón (Spain, 1924-)
Poesía completa. Edición bilingüe.
Tr. by Andrés Sánchez Robayna. México, D.F.: FCE, 2007, 614p., bilingual ed. (Spanish and Catalan). Col. Tierra Firme. [Poetry. Complete poems to date, including those unpublished by this important literary critic, poet and philosopher, naturalized Mexican and founder of the literary magazine Diálogos in 1964.]
ISBN: 9789681683870 $35.00 Order