Dissecting the exquisite cadaver: on collections and colonialism in Fernando del Paso's Noticias del Imperio.

Examines the elements of colonialism in the novel "Noticias del Imperio," by Mexican author, Fernando del Paso. Elements in the book that address the issue of imperialism; References to the ironic twist in the tale.

Referencias
Ibsen, K. (2003, November). Dissecting the exquisite cadaver: on collections and colonialism in Fernando del Paso's Noticias del Imperio. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 80(6), 715-728. Retrieved October 17, 2008, doi:10.1080/1475382032000159532

El cuento fantástico en México: la segunda mitad del siglo XX

Focuses on the history of fantastic tales in Mexican literature. Publication of novels during the second half of the 20th century in Mexico; Information on Mexican authors such as Carlos Fuentes.

Referencias
Morales, A. (2004, January). El cuento fantástico en México: la segunda mitad del siglo XX. (Spanish). AlterTexto, 2(3), 67-79. Retrieved October 17, 2008, from Academic Search Complete database.

A "Superior Magic": Literary Politics and the Rise of the Fantastic in Latin American Fiction.

Writers in Latin America have theorised about literature throughout the twentieth century, frequently intervening in the literary debates of the times. What happened to fantastic literature, a major mode of literary expression for Latin American literature, in this context? This essay argues that between 1930 and 1950 two major writers, the Argentine Jorge Luis Borges and the Mexican Juan José Arreola, actively engaged in a promotion of the fantastic, a reading and writing code that deviated from the late-nineteenth or early-twentieth-century realist paradigm. The articulation of this convention entailed not only the practice of fiction but also reflection and dissemination in a variety of forms such as essays, prologues, lectures, etc. I call this under-studied process “literary politics”, referring to interventions in favour of a specific way to approach the literary, which, in turn, determined the place and influence of fantastic literature in Latin American literary historiography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Referencias
A Superior Magic: Literary Politics and the Rise of the Fantastic in Latin American Fiction. (2008, October). Forum for Modern Language Studies, Retrieved October 17, 2008, from Academic Search Complete database.