Heterogeneity of Being

On Octavio Paz’s Poetics of Similitude

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Central & South American, Poetry History & Criticism, Nonfiction, History, Americas, Mexico
Cover of the book Heterogeneity of Being by Marco Luis Dorfsman, UPA
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Marco Luis Dorfsman ISBN: 9780761865247
Publisher: UPA Publication: January 26, 2015
Imprint: UPA Language: English
Author: Marco Luis Dorfsman
ISBN: 9780761865247
Publisher: UPA
Publication: January 26, 2015
Imprint: UPA
Language: English

One hundred years after his birth, Nobel laureate Octavio Paz is considered one of the most important thinkers of Mexican identity, one of the most influential Mexican poets, and one of the main representatives of a national cosmopolitanism. Most readings of his work, whether critical or laudatory, operate within these parameters. Through a careful analysis of Latin Americanist discourses on identity and difference, Heterogeneity of Being goes beyond the standard interpretations of Octavio Paz as a thinker of national identity and proposes a radical rethinking of the rift and the bond between literature and philosophy. It puts forth the key concept of “dif/herencia”—a difference, a wound, an inheritance, a burden and a dispossession—and reads it through the notion of similitude in order to show that Paz’s “tradition of rupture” properly displays a continuity between self and other, identity and difference, time and space. The work of Octavio Paz yields invaluable insights for the fields of literary theory, cultural studies, history of science, and art history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

One hundred years after his birth, Nobel laureate Octavio Paz is considered one of the most important thinkers of Mexican identity, one of the most influential Mexican poets, and one of the main representatives of a national cosmopolitanism. Most readings of his work, whether critical or laudatory, operate within these parameters. Through a careful analysis of Latin Americanist discourses on identity and difference, Heterogeneity of Being goes beyond the standard interpretations of Octavio Paz as a thinker of national identity and proposes a radical rethinking of the rift and the bond between literature and philosophy. It puts forth the key concept of “dif/herencia”—a difference, a wound, an inheritance, a burden and a dispossession—and reads it through the notion of similitude in order to show that Paz’s “tradition of rupture” properly displays a continuity between self and other, identity and difference, time and space. The work of Octavio Paz yields invaluable insights for the fields of literary theory, cultural studies, history of science, and art history.

More books from UPA

Cover of the book Raising Multicultural Awareness in Higher Education by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book The Cultural Clash by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Fritz Marti by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Gun Violence in American Society by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Rancorous Enmities and Blind Partialities by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Awareness in Action by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book An Uncommon Christian by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Noble Cause Corruption, the Banality of Evil, and the Threat to American Democracy, 1950-2008 by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Literacy, Information, and Development in Morocco during the 1990s by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Journey of a Rabbi by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book The Brain and Educational Connections by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Passing the State Science Proficiency Tests by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Crippled at the Starting Gate by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book A Patient-Centered Approach for the Chronically-Ill by Marco Luis Dorfsman
Cover of the book Research Studies in Higher Education by Marco Luis Dorfsman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy