{"product_id":"mexican-ballads-chicano-poems-history-and-influence-in-mexican-american-social-poetry-9780520076334","title":"Mexican Ballads, Chicano Poems: History and Influence in Mexican-American Social Poetry","description":"\u003ci\u003eMexican Ballads, Chicano Poems\u003c\/i\u003e combines literary theory with the personal engagement of a prominent Chicano scholar. Recalling his experiences as a student in Texas, Jos  Lim n examines the politically motivated Chicano poetry of the 60s and 70s. He bases his analyses on Harold Bloom's theories of literary influence but takes Bloom into the socio-political realm. Lim n shows how Chicano poetry is nourished by the oral tradition of the Mexican \u003ci\u003ecorrido\u003c\/i\u003e, or master ballad, which was a vital part of artistic and political life along the Mexican-U.S. border from 1890 to 1930.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLim n's use of Bloom, as well as of Marxist critics Raymond Williams and Fredric Jameson, brings Chicano literature into the arena of contemporary literary theory. By focusing on an important but little-studied poetic tradition, his book challenges our ideas of the American canon and extends the reach of Hispanists and folklorists as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José E. Limón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics #17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520076334","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710657499273,"sku":"9780520076334","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2d42a9bd-7ec4-4de6-99a7-e3e6dcb91608.jpg?v=1719541142","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mexican-ballads-chicano-poems-history-and-influence-in-mexican-american-social-poetry-9780520076334","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}