Tradition and Renewal. Essays on Twentieth-Century Latin-American Literature and Culture

This volume is the result of a collaborative program of humanities field studies on twentieth-century Latin America carried out over several years by members of the University of Illinois Center for Latin American Studies. In April, 1970, five faculty participants, together with Professor Aníbal Sanchez-Reulet (University of California at Los Angeles), held an introductory colloquium attended by a large group of Illinois staff members and students interested in Latin America. At that time they discussed the program’s general goals and suggested ways of integrating individual research projects into the collective operation.

During the summer of 1970 and the following academic year, eight projects were carried out in various countries, with particular emphasis on México, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. After preparation of preliminary research findings, a three-session colloquium met in May, 1972, to discuss “Native versus Foreign Influences in Twentieth-Century Latin American Culture and Literature. Five faculty members and three doctoral candidates presented papers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese for discussion by the staff and students of social science and humanities departments. This volume includes revised and expanded versions of the colloquium offerings together with two studies based on program-supported investigation which were presented orally elsewhere. (Robert E. Scott, Associate Director,

Center for International Comparative Studies).