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TWO TERMS OF THE CUBAN COUNTERPOINT: TRANSCULTURATION IN THE POETRY OF NICOLoS GUILLeN

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Date Issued:
2016
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The history of Latin America and the Caribbean was irreversibly altered by the arrival of the conquistadors, destruction of native civilizations and implementation of colonialism for hundreds of years. However, Spain also introduced the high culture of the baroque to Latin America and the Caribbean, which mixed with the cultures of native and African peoples, creating new, distinct forms of literary expression. Subsequent post-colonial cultural movements attempted to explore and reaffirm the variety of cultures that shaped both regions, including the movement of Afrocubanismo in Cuba, which occurred from 1910-1940. Afrocubanismo was a movement intended to incorporate African folklore and music into traditional modes of art. While many authors and artists were instrumental to Afrocubanismo, Nicol�s Guill�n is considered to be the most influential author of the movement, due to his new and inventive style of poetry that incorporated both Spanish and African influences. This study will demonstrate how Guill�n�s use of traditional poetic forms, the son and portrayal of everyday Afro-Cuban life reveal his vision for a post-colonial, transcultured Cuban society, rather than a Cuba subject to colonialism and acculturation.
Title: TWO TERMS OF THE CUBAN COUNTERPOINT: TRANSCULTURATION IN THE POETRY OF NICOLoS GUILLeN.
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Name(s): Fulk, Alanna L, Author
Chelfa, Celestino Alberto Villanueva, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2016
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: The history of Latin America and the Caribbean was irreversibly altered by the arrival of the conquistadors, destruction of native civilizations and implementation of colonialism for hundreds of years. However, Spain also introduced the high culture of the baroque to Latin America and the Caribbean, which mixed with the cultures of native and African peoples, creating new, distinct forms of literary expression. Subsequent post-colonial cultural movements attempted to explore and reaffirm the variety of cultures that shaped both regions, including the movement of Afrocubanismo in Cuba, which occurred from 1910-1940. Afrocubanismo was a movement intended to incorporate African folklore and music into traditional modes of art. While many authors and artists were instrumental to Afrocubanismo, Nicol�s Guill�n is considered to be the most influential author of the movement, due to his new and inventive style of poetry that incorporated both Spanish and African influences. This study will demonstrate how Guill�n�s use of traditional poetic forms, the son and portrayal of everyday Afro-Cuban life reveal his vision for a post-colonial, transcultured Cuban society, rather than a Cuba subject to colonialism and acculturation.
Identifier: CFH2000061 (IID), ucf:45516 (fedora)
Note(s): 2016-05-01
B.A.
College of Arts and Humanities, Modern Languages and Literatures
Bachelors
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Subject(s): transculturation
cuban literature
Nicolas Guillen
afrocubanismo
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000061
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

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