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, theirparticipation in thelarger debates of their era, and their resonance with readers today. A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the timeof Columbus to Latin American Independence, this Very Short Introduction explores the origins of Latin American literature in Spanish and tells the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in the New World. A leading scholar of colonial Latin American literature, Rolena Adorno examines the writings that debated the justice of the Spanish conquests, described thenovelties of New World nature, expressed the creativity of Hispanic baroque culture in epic, lyric, and satirical poetry, and anticipated Latin American Independence. The works of Spanish, creole, and Amerindian authors highlighted here, including Bartolom de las Casas, Felipe Guaman Poma, Sor Juana Ins de laCruz, and Andrs Bello, have been chosen for the merits of their writings, their participation in the larger literary and cultural debates of their times, and their resonance among readers today. Chapter 1: First Encounters, First DoubtsChapter 2: Oviedo and Las CasasChapter 3: The Polemics of PossessionChapter 4: The Conquest of MexicoChapter 5: A North American SojournChapter 6: Epic AccomplishmentsChapter 7: Urban BaroqueChapter 8: Baroque PlenitudeChapter 9: A New Polemics of PossessionReferencesFurther readingIndex
- ISBN: 978-0-19-975502-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 160
- Fecha Publicación: 24/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés