Object-Books and Exposed Writings: New Textual and Literary Landscapes in Latin America and Spain

Authors

  • Rafael Climent-Espino Baylor University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02672020v28d3e39

Keywords:

Print culture , Material culture, Materiality of literature, Textual materiality, Bookobject, Object-book

Abstract

In this essay I explore new ways of literary transmission edited in formats other than the codex in Latin America and Spain. My study also analyzes what Armando Petrucci called
exposed writings. Taking as departing point a review of the concept of book, I will scrutinize several object-books to offer an analysis of literary materials edited in non-codex supports. This
essay also proposes a clear distinction between book-object and object-book. Since the objectbooks I analyze convey literary texts, a main aim of my research is to vindicate the inclusion of
these new materialities of literature into the field of literary studies, an area that historically has omitted non-codex formats considering them non-serious literature or literary diversions.

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Author Biography

  • Rafael Climent-Espino, Baylor University

    Ph.D. Latin American Literature, Purdue University, Indiana, US. Doctoral Exchange student at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. M.A. Hispanic Literature, University of Granada, Spain. Rafael Climent-Espino is associate professor in Spanish and Portuguese at Baylor University.

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Published

2020-10-26

Issue

Section

ECM Dossier: Material dimensions of written culture

How to Cite

CLIMENT-ESPINO, Rafael. Object-Books and Exposed Writings: New Textual and Literary Landscapes in Latin America and Spain. Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 28, p. 1–29, 2020. DOI: 10.1590/1982-02672020v28d3e39. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/168353.. Acesso em: 11 may. 2024.