Read “Two Poems on Urban Buses” by Roque Dalton. How does Dalton present Karl Marx’s theory of the dialectic and Antonio Gramsci’s theory of hegemony in these two poems? I want you to begin this assignment by conducting some research on the writer and his work. In the introductory paragraph of your essay, provide a brief biography of Roque Dalton and identify the context within which Two Poems on Urban Buses was written. Be sure to include a Works Cited page using the MLA format (See your handbook or the Purdue OWL).
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