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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813964703321

Autore

Adorno Rolena

Titolo

Colonial Latin American literature : a very short introduction / / Rolena Adorno

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-29708-6

0-19-990940-7

9786613297082

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Very short introductions

Disciplina

860.9/98

Soggetti

Spanish American literature - To 1800 - History and criticism

Imperialism in literature

Indians - First contact with other peoples

Spanish language - Latin America - History

Latin America In literature

Latin America Discovery and exploration Spanish

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

First encounters, first doubts -- Oviedo and Las Casas -- The polemics of possession -- The conquest of Mexico -- A North American sojourn -- Epic accomplishments -- Urban baroque -- Baroque plenitude -- On to independence.

Sommario/riassunto

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 much more.