Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Antonio Candido’s review is based on the ideas expressed by Brazilian intellectuals concerning Latin America. He focuses on the period 1880–1920 that saw the development of a systematized approach to analyzing the subcontinent as it evolved into [...]

This essay examines Latin American literature during two key periods. The first, up to 1930, was a period of passive awareness of the backwardness of the country, when people put great stock in the homeland and its geographical terrain, and were [...]