Name: Barroco and Other Writings
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Author: Severo Sarduy
ISBN: 9781503640573

Type

Physical Book

Author

Severo Sarduy

Translated by

Iván Hofman

Alex Verdolini

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781503640573

Synopsis "Barroco and Other Writings"

Severo Sarduy was among the most important figures in twentieth-century Latin American fiction and a major representative of the literary tendency to which he gave the name Neobaroque. While most of Sarduy's literary work is available in English, his theoretical writings have largely remained untranslated. This volume--presenting Sarduy's central theoretical contribution, Barroco (1974), alongside other related works--remedies that oversight. Barroco marks a watershed in postwar thought on the Baroque, both in French post-structuralism and in the Latin American context. Sarduy traces a double history, reading events in the history of science alongside developments in the history of art, architecture, and literature. What emerges is a theory of the Baroque as decentering and displacement, as supplement and excess, a theory capacious enough to account for the old European Baroque as well as its queer, Latin American and global futures. In addition to Barroco, this volume includes texts spanning Sarduy's career, from 1960s essays published originally in Tel Quel to late works from the 1980s and '90s. It thus offers a complete picture of Sarduy's thinking on the Baroque.

Severo Sarduy

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Severo Sarduy (Camagüey, Cuba, 1937 – Paris, France, 1993) was a Cuban writer, poet, and essayist, noted for his neobaroque style and experimental approach to literature. In 1960, he moved to Paris, where he joined the Tel Quel group and worked as an editor at Éditions du Seuil. His work addresses themes such as identity, sexuality, and Cuban culture, blending elements of Spanish baroque with Oriental and African influences.

Among his most recognized works are the novels Gestos (1963), De donde son los cantantes (1967), Cobra (1972), which received the Médicis Prize, Maitreya (1978), Colibrí (1984), Cocuyo (1990), and Pájaros de la playa (1993). He also published essays like Escrito sobre un cuerpo (1969) and Barroco (1974), and poetry collections such as Flamenco (1970) and Mood Indigo (1971). His literary legacy continues to be studied for its stylistic innovation and exploration of cultural and sexual identity.

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