"With an innovative approach to the foundational intellectuals of Latin American modernity, Julio Ramos contributes to a rethinking of the intersections that constitute "Latinoamericanismo" of the twentieth century."--Nestor G. Canclini, author of "Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity"
Offers an analysis of the complex relationships between history, literature, and nation-building in the modern Latin American context and also takes crucial steps toward the development of a truly comparative inter-American cultural criticism.
Translator’s PrefaceForeword / José David SaldívarProloguePart I.1. The Other’s Knowledge: Writing and Orality in Sarmiento’s Facundo2. Knowledge-(as)-Said: Language and Politics in Andrés Bello3. Fragmentation of the Republic of Letters4. Limits of Autonomy: Journalism and Literature5. Decorating the City: The Chronicle and Urban ExperiencePart II.Introduction: Martí and His Journey to the United States6. Machinations: Literature and Technology7. “This Cardboard Tabloid Life”: Literature and the Masses8. Culturalism and Latinoamericanismo9. “Nuestra América”: The Art of Good Governance10. The Repose of Heroes: On Poetry and War in José Martí11. MigratoriesAppendixesTranslations of Three Texts by José MartíAppendix 1 / Our AmericaAppendix 2 / Prologue to Poema del NiágaraAppendix 3 / Coney IslandIndex