Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems: History and Influence in Mexican-American Social Poetry
(Part of the The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics Series)
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Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, José Limón examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Limón shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican corrido...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520076338
ISBN13:9780520076334
Release Date:July 1992
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:236 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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