Latin American Neo-Baroque: Senses of Distortion

Baler, Pablo

Pablo Baler studies the ruptures and continuities linking the de-centered dynamics of the 17^thcentury to the logic of instability that permeates 20^th century visual and literary production in Latin America. Bringing philosophy, literary interpretation, art criticism, and a poetic approach to the history of ideas, Baler offers a new perspective from which to understand the uncanny phenomenon of baroque distortion. This interdisciplinary inquiry not only leads to a more specific formulation regarding the singularity of the reappropriations of the baroque in Spanish America, but also allows for a more comprehensive assessment of its historical reach in the broader context of the representational crisis of modernity.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2016-07-31

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781349949168

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59183-8

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 149