ISBN:
9780813941639
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 293 Seiten)
Series Statement:
New World studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rodríguez Navas, Ana Belén, 1977 - Idle talk, deadly talk
DDC:
809/.89729
Keywords:
Caribbean literature History and criticism
;
Gossip in literature
;
Karibik
;
Literatur
;
Klatsch
Abstract:
"A study of gossip's place in the literature of the multilingual Caribbean. Studying recent Hispanic Caribbean texts alongside diasporic literature and works from the region's Francophone and Anglophone traditions, Rodriguez Navas argues that the study of gossip, and especially of its hitherto unremarked status as an essentially adversarial practice, offers an important new perspective on the literature, culture, and power dynamics of the Caribbean region"--
Abstract:
Introduction: gossip's embattlements -- "A mouthful of dynamite": gossip and the failure of community -- "Parallel versions": gossip, investigation, and identity -- "An international scandal": gossip, dissent, and the public sphere -- "Paginas en blanco": the legacy of the Caribbean gossip state -- Conclusion: radical gossip
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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