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Colonial Latin American literature : A Very Short Introduction / Rolena Adorno.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Very short introductions ; 294.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.Description: 148 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199755028 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 860.998 22 ADO
Contents:
1. First encounters, first doubts 2. Oviedo and Las Casas 3. The polemics of possession 4. The conquest of Mexico 5. A North American sojourn 6. Epic accomplishments 7. Urban Baroque 8. Baroque plenitude 9. On to independence.
Summary: A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of 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 the novelties of New World nature, expressed the creativity of Hispanic baroque culture in epic, lyric, and satirical poetry, and.
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1. First encounters, first doubts 2. Oviedo and Las Casas 3. The polemics of possession 4. The conquest of Mexico 5. A North American sojourn 6. Epic accomplishments 7. Urban Baroque 8. Baroque plenitude 9. On to independence.

A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of 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 the novelties of New World nature, expressed the creativity of Hispanic baroque culture in epic, lyric, and satirical poetry, and.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-138) and index.

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