Afro-Cuban Literature: Critical Junctures

by Edward J. Mullen

Afro-Cubanism is a movement in Caribbean arts and letters that stemmed from a rediscovery of the region's African heritage during the 1920s and to some extent paralleled the Harlem Renaissance in the United States. Thus the movement was not an isolated fad but the result of a long-standing tradition. Intended for both scholars of Latin American literature and specialists in ethnic studies, this book traces the development of Afro-Cubanism from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313304084
• ISBN13: 9780313304088
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"