Carlos Fuentes' The Death of Artemio Cruz.Carlos Carlos, Spanish and Portuguese kingsCarlos. For Spanish and Portuguese kings thus named, use Charles.Carlos, prince of the AsturiasCarlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal. Don Carlos, who seems to have been mentally unbalanced and subject to fits of homicidal mania, was imprisoned by his father in 1568. Fuentes' The Death of Artemio CruzHarold Bloom, editor Chelsea House 132 West 31st Street 17th floor New York, NY 10001 0791085872 $45.00 www.chelseahouse.com The latest in the extensive Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations series, Carlos Fuentes' The Death of Artemio Cruz is an anthology of essays by learned scholars discussing the finer points of the novel "The Death of Artemio Cruz" (1962) by contemporary Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. This novel about the legacy of the Mexican Revolution, as told from the perspective of Artemio Cruz on his deathbed, expresses a core search for Mexican identity in the wake of promises, failures, and hopes following the Revolution. Essays address issues of fathers and sons, comparisons between The Death of Artemio Cruz and Citizen Kane, the expression of memory and time, and much more. A scholarly and diverse analysis of a Mexican literary classic, recommended for college library and international literary studies shelves. |
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