ABSTRACT

This book represents the vitality, diversity, and distinctiveness of contemporary Puerto Rican letters and writers. It is concerned with the image and identity of the Puerto Rican as it is reflected in literature.

part I|98 pages

Images and Identities

chapter 1|6 pages

A Puerto Rican Testament

chapter 2|9 pages

The Flying Bus

chapter 3|10 pages

The Islander

chapter 10|11 pages

Image: The Puerto Rican in Hawaii

part II|44 pages

Authors’ Voices

part V|30 pages

Puerto Rican Literature in the Public School Curriculum

part VI|38 pages

Interrelations between Puerto Rican Literature and Other Hispanic Literatures in the United States