Buenas Noches, American Culture: Latina/o Aesthetics of Night

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฀ 4 ฀ • ฀ v e r s o ฀ r u n n i n g h e a d This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2012 by María DeGuzmán All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials , ANSI Z39.48-1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DeGuzmán, María. Buenas noches, American culture : Latina/o aesthetics of night / María DeGuzmán. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00179-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00189-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00190-0 (electronic book) 1. American literature—Hispanic American authors—History and criticism. 2. Night in literature . 3. Central American literature—History and criticism. 4. South American literature— History and criticism. 5. Night in art. I. Title. PS153.H56D44 2012 810.9'868073—dc23 2012002234 1 2 3 4 5 17 16 15 14 13 12 r e c t o ฀ r u n n i n g h e a d ฀ • ฀ 5 For฀my฀students This page intentionally left blank ...