Afro-Cuban Costumbrismo
, by Ocasio, Rafael- ISBN: 9780813041643 | 0813041643
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 9/16/2012
Costumbrismo, a term referring to depictions of life Latin America during the nineteenth century, introduced some of the earliest black themes in Cuban literature. Rafael Ocasio delves into this literature to offer a new perspective on the development of Cuban identity, as influenced by black culture and religion, during the sugarcane boom.