Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-516) and index.
Contents
Four prophets. José Martí : the martyrdom of the liberator -- José Enrique Rodó : the Hispanic-American homily -- José Vasconcelos : the cultural caudillo -- José Carlos Mariátegui : indigenous marxism -- A man in his century. Octavio Paz : the poet and the revolution -- Popular icons. Eva Perón : the madonna of the shirtless ones -- Che Guevara : the saint enraged -- Politics and the novel. Gabriel García Márquez : in the shadow of the patriarch -- Mario Vargas Llosa : creative parricide -- Religion and rebellion. Samuel Ruiz : the apostle of the Indians -- Subcomandante Marcos : the rise and fall of a guerrillero -- The postmodern caudillo. Hugo Chávez : the hero worshipper.