An account of the literature of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this book examines the origins of colonial Latin American literature in Spanish, the writings and relationships among major literary and intellectual figures of the colonial period, and the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in a new context. Authors and works have been chosen for the merits of their writings, their participation in the larger debates of their era, and their resonance with readers today.
An account of the literature of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this book examines the origins of colonial Latin American literature in Spanish, the writings and relationships among major literary and intellectual figures of the colonial period, and the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in a new context. Authors and works have been chosen for the merits of their writings, their participation in the larger debates of their era, and their resonance with readers today.
Rolena Adorno is the Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish at Yale University. Her books include The Polemics of Possession in Spanish American Narrative and Guaman Poma: Writing and Resistance in Colonial Peru . She is a member of the presidentially appointed National Council on the Humanities and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Chapter 1: First Encounters, First Doubts Chapter 2: Oviedo and Las Casas Chapter 3: The Polemics of Possession Chapter 4: The Conquest of Mexico Chapter 5: A North American Sojourn Chapter 6: Epic Accomplishments Chapter 7: Urban Baroque Chapter 8: Baroque Plenitude Chapter 9: A New Polemics of Possession References Further reading Index
Chapter 1: First Encounters, First Doubts Chapter 2: Oviedo and Las Casas Chapter 3: The Polemics of Possession Chapter 4: The Conquest of Mexico Chapter 5: A North American Sojourn Chapter 6: Epic Accomplishments Chapter 7: Urban Baroque Chapter 8: Baroque Plenitude Chapter 9: A New Polemics of Possession References Further reading Index
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