Bello and Bolívar
Poetry and Politics in the Spanish American Revolution
$41.99 (C)
Part of Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature
- Author: Antonio Cussen
- Date Published: May 2009
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521111393
$
41.99
(C)
Paperback
Other available formats:
Hardback
Looking for an examination copy?
This title is not currently available for examination. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an examination copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
In June 1810, the Venezuelans, fearful of French aggression, sent a diplomatic mission to London in search of an ally. The mission was headed by Símon Bolívar; the secretary was Andres Bello. Bello remained in London through the Spanish American Revolution and became one of the most accomplished members of the Spanish-speaking intelligentsia. In this book, Antonio Cussen reconstructs Andres Bello's account of the Revolution. The official history of the Revolution, the heroic history of Bolívar, is replaced by the account of a poet, who was first Bolívar's teacher, and later his critic. Through a detailed study of the manuscripts of Bello's unfinished poem "América" the author argues that Bello recorded the disintegration of the Augustan model of power and culture and intimated the inevitable approach of liberalism with a certain longing for the classical culture of his youth.
Read more- An important contribution to debates about cultural ideology in the time of revolution
- A unique insight into the relationship between a statesman and a poet
- A new analysis of the most influential poetic account of Latin America at the time of revolution
Reviews & endorsements
"This is a terrific book. The dramatic and forceful personalities of Spanish America's independence period have been well documented and their place in the world military history amply secured. With this book, Antonio Cussen resurrects the intellectual and cultural milieu within which Spanish America's independence generation existed, and reminds us just how much ideas and words mattered to them." H-Net Reviews
See more reviews"...a fascinating and eminently readable narrative about two historical figures (yes, even the bookish Bello) that I and many others find profoundly seductive." Elizabeth Garrels, Latin American Literary Review
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: May 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521111393
- length: 224 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.34kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Caracas (1781–1810):
1. Augustan Caracas
2. Revolt
Part II. London (1810–29)
3. Independence
4. The reconquest
5. The decided revolution
6. The new Augustus
7. The campaign of the monarchists
8. Poetry visits America
9. 'Agricultura'
10. Bolívar poetics
Part III. Santiago: (1829–65):
11. The liberal poets
12. The exile
Appendix
Notes
Bibliographical note
Index.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×