Preface Part I. Philosophy Introduction Jorge J. E. Gracia 1. Contemporary Argentinian Philosophy Hugo E. Biagini 2. On the Diversity of Brazilian Philosophical Expression Onésimo Teotónio Almeida 3. Philosophy in Brazil Today Fred Gillete Sturm 4. Mexican Philosophy in the 1980s: Possibilities and Limit Oscar R. Martí 5. Philosophy in Other Countries of Latin America Jorge J. E. Gracia Part II. Literature Writers Introduction Mireya Camurati Poetry 6. An Introductory Outline to Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry Jaime Giordano 7. The Poetic Experience: The Logic of Chance José Kozer Narrative 8. Women Writers into the Mainstream: Contemporary Latin American Narrative Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal 9. To Write or Not to Write? Ana Lydia Vega Drama 10. An Overview of Contemporary Latin American Theater Teresa Cajiao Salas and Margarita Vargas 11. Theater and Its Functions Emilio Carballido Literary Competitions, Books, and Journals in the United States Introduction Mireya Camurati Competitions 12. Writing in Spanish in the United States Joaquin Roy 13. The Writer and the Language: Reflections on the Linguistic Conditions of Writing Hiber Conteris Books 14. Hispanic Books in the Library of Congress: 1815-1965 Georgette M. Dorn 15. Hispanic Books in the Library of Congress, 1815-1965: A Comment Vincent Peloso Journals 16. The Growing Professionalism of Latin American Journals Celso Rodriguez 17. The Afro-Hispanic Review Ian Isidore Smart Notes and References Selected Bibliography Contributors Index

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