INTRODUCTION TO RICARDO PALMA

Carmona offers a brief overview on the life and works of writer Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano. Despite scathing criticism and controversial books, Palma Soriano gained a reputation as a formidable historian and writer and has remained so to this day. Throughout much, if not all, of his writing there...

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Published in:	Callaloo Vol. 34; no. 2; p. 278
Main Author:	Carmona, Christopher
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01-04-2011
Subjects:	American literature Latin American literature Palma Soriano, Manuel Ricardo Personal profiles Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) Social criticism & satire Writers Writing
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Summary:	Carmona offers a brief overview on the life and works of writer Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano. Despite scathing criticism and controversial books, Palma Soriano gained a reputation as a formidable historian and writer and has remained so to this day. Throughout much, if not all, of his writing there is a streak of social criticism that marks him as a fierce literary and social champion.
ISSN:	0161-2492 1080-6512 1080-6512
DOI:	10.1353/cal.2011.0047