| Title: | Letralia : tierra de letras |
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| Alternative title: | La revista de los escritores hispanoamericanos en Internet / the online magazine of Spanish American writers |
| Description: | Letralia is an excellent online magazine, produced in Venezuela, which takes as its main focus Latin American literature. Edited by the Venezuelan writer, Jorge Gómez Jiménez, this website offers an array of interesting peer reviewed articles and materials. The main section of the magazine, which is regularly updated, features news, reviews, reports and articles on literary themes and people. Recent articles have discussed 'El desbarrancadero' by Fernando Vallejo, and 'Carnaval de Sodoma' by the Dominican writer, Pedro Antonio Valdez. An agenda lists literary seminars and exhibitions throughout Latin America. The section entitled 'Editorial Letralia' publishes original prose and poetry, alongside critical studies. Recently featured in this section have been articles on such diverse topics as the work of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Letralia is recommended to anyone interested or working in the field of Latin American literature, and the user may subscribe to receive the magazine by email for free. The breadth of the magazine's scope and its up-to-date reporting make it an effective source of information. The user may access a vast archive of past issues, and Letralia's search facility renders locating information all the more easy. |
| Keywords - controlled: | Latin America; Latin American literature; creative writing; literary criticism and cultural theory; |
| Type: | Journals - full-text; News; Papers/reports/articles/texts; Primary source; Resource guides and directories; Secondary source |
| URL: | http://www.letralia.com/ [Spanish (Castilian)] |
| Classification: |
Modern languages and area studies > Latin America > Art / architecture history Modern languages and area studies > Latin American > Latin America: literature Modern languages and area studies > Latin America > Cultural studies Modern languages and area studies > Latin American > Novels / short stories Modern languages and area studies > Latin American > Other prose Modern languages and area studies > Latin America > Philosophy and religion Modern languages and area studies > Latin American > Poetry Modern languages and area studies > Latin American > Textual criticism |
| Resource creator: | Gómez Jiménez, Jorge (Editor), Letralia |
| Country of origin: | Venezuela |
| Period: | 20th Century (1946 - 1999); 2000 - present |
