Humor and the Eccentric Text in Puerto Rican Literature |
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| Author:
| Reyes, Israel |
| Series title: | New Directions in Puerto Rican Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-2820-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Puerto Rican writers use self-reflexive humor to produce ""eccentric texts"" that reflect not only on their own textuality but also on their role as an intervention in the literary discourse on national identity. Reyes argues that these works resituate the parameters of national identity.
Puerto Rican writers use self-reflexive humor to produce ""eccentric texts"" that reflect not only on their own textuality but also on their role as an intervention in the literary discourse on national identity. Reyes argues that these works resituate the parameters of national identity.