González-Echevarria, Roberto

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GONZÁLEZ-ECHEVARRIA, Roberto

GONZÁLEZ-ECHEVARRIA, Roberto. American/Cuban, b. 1943. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Assistant Professor, 1971-75, Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Romance Studies, 1973-74, Associate Professor, 1975-77; Yale University, New Haven, Conn., Assistant Professor of Spanish, 1970-71, Associate Professor, 1977-80, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Latin American Studies, 1979-80, Professor, 1980-85; Chairman, Council on Latin American Studies, 1981-83, 1984-85, Chairman, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, 1983-89, 1990-93, R. Selden Rose Professor of Spanish, 1985-91, Bass Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, 1991-95, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, 1995-. Publications: (with M. Duran) Calderon ante la Critica, 1976; Relecturas: Estudios de Literatura Cubana, 1976; Alejo Carpentier: The Pilgrim at Home, 1977; (with K. Muller-Bergh) Alejo Carpentier: Bibliographical Guide, 1983; Isla a su Vuelo Fugitiva: Ensayos Criticos sobre Literatura Hispanoamericana, 1983; Estatuas Sepultada y Otros Relatos, 1984; Historia y Ficcion en la Narrativa Hispanoamericana, 1985; Los Pasos Perididos, 1985; The Voice of the Masters: Writing and Authority in Modern Latin American Literature, 1985; La Ruta de Severa Sarduy, 1986; Myth and Archive: Toward a Theory of Latin American Narrative, 1990; Celestina's Brood, 1993; (co-ed with E. Pupo-Walker) The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature, 3 vols., 1996. Address: Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University, 82-90 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06520, U.S.A.