Sur: A Study of the Argentine Literary Journal and its Role in the Development of a Culture, 1931-1970

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Sur: A Study of the Argentine Literary Journal and its Role in the Development of a Culture, 1931-1970
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John King
SeriesCambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:244
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780521121217
ClassificationsDewey:982.12
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 October 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book tells the story of Sur, Argentina's foremost literary and cultural journal of the twentieth century. Victoria Ocampo (its founder and lifelong editor) and Jorge Luis Borges (a regular and influential contributor) feature prominently in the story, while the contributions of other major writers (including Eduardo Mallea, William Faulkner, Andre Breton, Virginia Woolf, Alfonso Reyes, Octavio Paz, Waldo Frank, Aldous Huxley and Graham Greene) are discussed. Politically speaking, Sur represented a certain brand of liberalism, a resistance to populism and mass culture, and an attachment to elitist values which offended against the more dominant phases of Argentine thought, from Peronism to the varied forms of nationalism, socialism and Marxism. Dr King examines the journal's roots, its development and its demise, relating it to other journals circulating at the time, and highlighting vital issues debated in its pages, such as Argentine attitudes towards fascism during the Second World War.