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2. The emergence of an Afro-Cuban Aesthetic
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Williams,Lorna V. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Spring 2002
- Published:
- United States: Vanderbilt University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Afro - Hispanic Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 21(1/2) : 35-43
- Notes:
- Discusses the emergence of an Afro-Cuban aesthetic. Notes the major contributions of Cuban writers Félix Tanco, Antonio Zambrana, Nicolás Guillén, Miguel Barnet, and others to the literary movement. Remarks that these authors give us a view of Latin American history from "below the deck of a slave ship" - a view that is very different from the traditional one.;
3. The politics of aesthetics in the poetry of Nancy Morejón
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Luis,William (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Spring 2002
- Published:
- United States: Vanderbilt University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Afro - Hispanic Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 21(1/2) : 1 microfiche
- Notes:
- Discusses the poetry of Afro-Cuban writer Nancy Morejón, focusing on her poetry collection, Paisaje célebre (Fundarte, 1993). Compares the book to her previous work, and discusses the political and social influences that shaped it. Notes that this book marks an important stage in Morejón's poetry, in that it celebrates a new and different country and voice - one of indepedence and freedom.;