Nightmares of the Lettered City: Banditry and Literature in Latin America, 1816-1929

by Juan Pablo Dabove

Nightmares of the Lettered City presents an original study of the popular theme of banditry in works of literature, essays, poetry, and drama, and banditry's pivotal role during the conceptualization and formation of the Latin American nation-state. Juan Pablo Dabove examines writings over a broad time period, from the early nineteenth century to the 1920s, and while Nightmares of the Lettered City focuses on four crucial countries (Argentina, Mexico,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822959569
• ISBN13: 9780822959564
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"