Buenos Aires

A Cultural and Literary History

By: Jason Wilson

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Paperback | 1 September 1999

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The most European of South American cities, Buenos Aires evokes exile and nostalgia.

A nineteenth-century replica of Paris or Madrid set adrift in an alien continent, its identity is neither of the Old World nor the New. The Argentine capital's rootlessness has famously found expression in the melancholy of tango and, more recently, in a vogue for psychoanalysis even more widespread than New York's. Jason Wilson explores this contradictory and culturally rich city by tracing its development from remote ranching settlement to modern metropolis. Taking landmarks, both well-known and hidden, as starting points for a journey of discovery, he looks at the events, people and writing that have shaped modern Buenos Aires and its cultural life.

- The city of Borges and Cortazar: the European literary tradition, magical realism and fantasy, the construction of an Argentine voice, writers local and foreign

- The city of tango: the music of longing and despair, a meeting-point of machismo and sensuality, lowlife culture of the port

- The city of passions: the cult of Evita Peron, the life-and-death matter of soccer, the totalitarian political legacy.

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Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
An Introduction to the City of Buenos Aires
Modernity and Plagiarism	p. 4
"a crucible of souls and races"	p. 6
Grid City	p. 9
A Brief History of Buenos Aires	p. 11
From Village to City	p. 18
The Port	p. 20
The Airport	p. 23
History of Buenos Aires (continued)	p. 24
Portenos	p. 31
Language, Food and Smells	p. 36
Walking	p. 40
Subways, Buses, Trams and Taxis	p. 45
Sitting and Cafes	p. 49
The River Plate	p. 52
The Centre
Plaza de Mayo	p. 57
Avenida de Mayo	p. 69
Costanera Sur	p. 77
The North
Barrio Norte	p. 81
Calle Florida	p. 88
Calle San Martin	p. 96
Calle Viamonte	p. 98
Plaza San Martin	p. 99
La Recoleta	p. 104
Avenida Alvear	p. 115
Avenida Las Heras	p. 118
Calle Suipacha	p. 119
Calle Lavalle	p. 124
Avenida Cordoba	p. 125
Plaza Lavalle	p. 128
The Teatro Colon	p. 129
Teatro Coliseo and Teatro Nacional Cervantes	p. 133
La City	p. 133
Avenida Santa Fe	p. 138
Plaza Italia	p. 141
Palermo	p. 143
The Retiro Station	p. 151
Belgrano	p. 154
Nunez	p. 159
Saavedra	p. 160
Vicente Lopez	p. 161
San Isidro	p. 162
Tigre	p. 167
Martin Garcia	p. 170
The South
El Sur (de la Ciudad) and San Telmo	p. 173
Parque Lezama	p. 182
La Boca	p. 185
La Isla Maciel and Dock Sur	p. 192
Tango	p. 193
Riachuelo	p. 196
9 de Julio	p. 197
Constitucion	p. 198
Matadero	p. 199
Pompeya	p. 201
Villas Miseria	p. 203
Football	p. 205
Barracas	p. 209
Quilmes	p. 212
The West
Avenida Corrientes	p. 215
The Barrios	p. 221
Villa Crespo	p. 223
Museo de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia	p. 225
The Chacarita Cemetery	p. 226
Once	p. 229
Avenida Boedo	p. 231
Flores	p. 232
Floresta	p. 234
Caballito	p. 234
Avenida del Trabajo	p. 234
Santos Lugares	p. 234
Hurlingham	p. 235
Banfield	p. 237
Adrogue	p. 237
Villa Devoto and its Prison	p. 238
Further Reading	p. 240
Index	p. 243
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