Pragmatic Passions: Melodrama and Latin American Social Narrative

Demonstrates How Melodrama Is Deployed As A Convincing Means Of Affectively Narrating Socio-political Messages, Yet How It Also Unwittingly Undermines The Narrative Structure Of Paradigmatic Works By Rómulo Gallegos, César Vallejo, Roberto Arlt, Jorge Amado, And Carlos Fuentes. Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- A Note On Translations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Stirring Emotion, Assessing Progress -- Doña Bárbara Or The Complications Of Clear-cut Melodrama -- Suffering And Retribution: The Politicized Theatrics Of El Tungsteno -- What More Can One Man Do? Disillusionment And Conformity In El Amor Brujo -- Romance, Intrigue, And More In Gabriela, Cravo E Canela -- Episodes Of Passion And Remorse: The Excesses Of La Muerte De Artemio Cruz -- Postscript: And Then... Melodrama Beyond The Boom -- Bibliography -- Index Matthew Bush. Incluye Índice. Incluye Referencias Bibliográficas. English