Confronting our canons Spanish and Latin American studies in the 21st century
Joan L. Brown.
- Lewisburg [Pa.] Bucknell University Press c2010.
- 247 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-238) and index.
Introduction: what is a canon and why does it matter? -- The canon backstory: literary canon formation in western history -- Modern canons: from least to most consensual -- The Hispanic literary canon: contents of an album -- The Hispanic literary canon's missing contents -- Factors that make a work canonical -- The literary canon: a mandate for reform -- Appendix: tables.
Canon Literature Spanish American literature--Study and teaching. Spanish literature--Study and teaching. Spanish American literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc. Spanish literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.