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Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974) is one of the notable literary figures in Latin America who in the 1920s contrived both to explore and to define Latin literature within the mainstream of Western history. He managed to be poetic, political and mythological at the same time, and with a degree of synthesis rarely achieved then or since. As is the case with many Latin American writers, his work is inextricably linked with politics, and he lived in exile for many years. He was influenced by Indian mythology, fantasy and Surrealism and was the first Latin American novelist to understand the implications of anthropology and structural linguistics for culture and for fiction. René Prieto examines how Miguel Angel Asturias turns to the cultural traditions of the ancient Maya and combines them with the rhetoric of surrealism in order to produce three highly complex and widely misunderstood masterpieces; the Leyendas de Guatemala (1930), Hombres de maiz (1949) and Mulata de tal (1963). Asturias is the first American author to succeed in portraying an indigenous world vision that is blatantly non-Western.

Asturias, Miguel Angel --- 860 "19" ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL --- Magic realism (Literature) --- Mayas in literature --- Magical realism (Literature) --- Fantasy fiction --- Surrealism --- Magic in literature --- Marvelous, The, in literature --- Realism in literature --- Spaanse literatuur--20e eeuw. Periode 1900-1999--ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL --- -Asturias, Migelʹ Ankhelʹ --- Asturias, M. A. --- אסטוריאס, מיגל אנחל --- Criticism and interpretation --- Mayas in literature. --- -Criticism and interpretation --- 860 "19" ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL Spaanse literatuur--20e eeuw. Periode 1900-1999--ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL --- Magic realism (Literature). --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature --- Realisme màgic (Literatura) --- Maies en la literatura --- Asturias, Miguel Ángel --- Crítica i interpretació --- Meravellós en la literatura --- Novel·la fantàstica --- Realisme en la literatura --- Surrealisme (Literatura)

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What is the state of American studies in the twenty-first century?

Literature and transnationalism. --- National characteristics, American, in literature. --- American literature --- Transnationalism and literature --- Transnationalism --- History and criticism. --- Literatura americana --- Temes en la literatura --- Transnacionalisme --- Imperialisme --- Expansió colonial --- Ciències polítiques --- Bonapartisme --- Colonització --- Dependència (Política) --- Descolonització --- Capitalisme --- Cesarisme --- Expansió territorial --- Moviments antiimperialistes --- Política exterior --- Migració internacional --- Migració transnacional --- Migració (Població) --- Globalització --- Multiculturalisme --- Xarxes socials --- Motius en la literatura --- Temes i motius en la literatura --- Literatura --- Amor en la literatura --- Ciutats en la literatura --- Cristianisme en la literatura --- Decadència en la literatura --- Distopies en la literatura --- Doble en la literatura --- Dones en la literatura --- Erotisme en la literatura --- Guerra en la literatura --- Homes en la literatura --- Humanisme en la literatura --- Idealisme en la literatura --- Jo en la literatura --- Jueus en la literatura --- Llenguatge corporal en la literatura --- Matrimoni en la literatura --- Memòria en la literatura --- Mimesi en la literatura --- Mort en la literatura --- Nacionalisme en la literatura --- Naturalisme en la literatura --- Paisatge en la literatura --- Realisme en la literatura --- Sentimentalisme en la literatura --- Sexualitat en la literatura --- Simbolisme en la literatura --- Sobrenatural en la literatura --- Subjectivitat en la literatura --- Utopies en la literatura --- Viatge en la literatura --- Violència en la literatura --- Literatura llatinoamericana --- Literatura nord-americana --- Novel·la americana --- Poesia americana --- Autobiografia en la literatura --- Identitat col·lectiva en la literatura

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This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that can be seen in horror, and ways of understanding horror through literary and cultural theory, the text analyses why horror is so compelling, and how we should interpret its presence in literature. Chapters explore historical horror aspects including ancient mythology, medieval writing, drama, chapbooks, the Gothic novel, and literary Modernism and trace themes such as vampires, children and animals in horror, deep dark forests, labyrinths, disability, and imperialism. Considering horror via postmodern theory, evolutionary psychology, postcolonial theory, and New Materialism, this handbook investigates issues of gender and sexuality, race, censorship and morality, environmental studies, and literary versus popular fiction.

Horror tales --- History and criticism. --- Literature-History and criticism. --- Literature   . --- Gothic fiction (Literary genre). --- British literature. --- Literary History. --- Postcolonial/World Literature. --- Gothic Fiction. --- British and Irish Literature. --- Gothic horror tales (Literary genre) --- Gothic novels (Literary genre) --- Gothic romances (Literary genre) --- Gothic tales (Literary genre) --- Romances, Gothic (Literary genre) --- Detective and mystery stories --- Suspense fiction --- Belles-lettres --- Western literature (Western countries) --- World literature --- Philology --- Authors --- Authorship --- Literature—History and criticism. --- Temes en la literatura --- Horror --- Emocions --- Cinema de terror --- Por --- Motius en la literatura --- Temes i motius en la literatura --- Literatura --- Amor en la literatura --- Ciutats en la literatura --- Cristianisme en la literatura --- Decadència en la literatura --- Distopies en la literatura --- Doble en la literatura --- Dones en la literatura --- Erotisme en la literatura --- Guerra en la literatura --- Homes en la literatura --- Humanisme en la literatura --- Idealisme en la literatura --- Jo en la literatura --- Jueus en la literatura --- Llenguatge corporal en la literatura --- Matrimoni en la literatura --- Memòria en la literatura --- Mimesi en la literatura --- Mort en la literatura --- Nacionalisme en la literatura --- Naturalisme en la literatura --- Paisatge en la literatura --- Realisme en la literatura --- Sentimentalisme en la literatura --- Sexualitat en la literatura --- Simbolisme en la literatura --- Sobrenatural en la literatura --- Subjectivitat en la literatura --- Utopies en la literatura --- Viatge en la literatura --- Violència en la literatura --- Autobiografia en la literatura --- Literature --- Literature. --- Fiction. --- European literature. --- World Literature. --- Fiction Literature. --- European Literature. --- European literature --- Fiction --- Metafiction --- Novellas (Short novels) --- Novels --- Stories --- Novelists --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- Philosophy --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Horror tales. --- Gothic fiction (Literary genre)