TY - BOOK AU - Stavans,Ilan AU - Acosta-Belén,Edna TI - The Norton anthology of Latino literature / SN - 9780393975321 (pbk.) AV - PS 508 N882 2011 U1 - 810.8/0868073 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Co. KW - American literature KW - Hispanic American authors KW - Literatura estadounidense KW - Autores hispanoamericanos KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Literary collections KW - Literature KW - lcgft N1 - Maps on endpapers; Includes the work of 201 Latino writers from the Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Dominican American tratitions, as well as from the traditions of other Spanish-speaking countries. It traces five centuries of writing, from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to the cutting-edge expressions of twenty-first-century cartoonistas and artists of reggaetaon; Includes bibliographical references and index; Alternate table of contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Search for wholeness Colonization: 1537-1810 N2 - Overview: A dazzling and definitive compendium of the Latino literary tradition. This groundbreaking Norton Anthology includes the work of 201 Latino writers from Chicano, Cuban-, Puerto Rican-, and Dominican-American traditions, as well as writing from other Spanish-speaking countries. Under the general editorship of award-winning cultural critic Ilan Stavans, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature traces four centuries of writing, from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to the cutting-edge expressions of twenty-first-century cartoonistas and artists of reggaeton. In six chronological sections-Colonization, Annexation, Acculturation, Upheaval, Into the Mainstream, and Popular Traditions-it encompasses all genres, featuring such writers as Jose Marti, William Carlos Williams, Julia Alvarez, Oscar Hijuelos, Cristina Garcia, Piri Thomas, Esmeralda Santiago, and Junot Diaz. Twelve years in the making, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature sheds new light on "nuestra America" through a gathering of writing unprecedented in scope and vitality ER -