Spanish colonial literature in South America — Bernard Moses

Spanish colonial literature in South America

Bernard Moses

Essays
Book language: English
434 pages

Spanish Colonial Literature in South America by Bernard Moses is a collection of essays and studies on the literature produced in Spain's South American colonies. It places colonial writings—chronicles, histories, and poetry—in historical context, and discusses figures such as the author of La Araucana. It is worthwhile for listeners interested in colonial history and early Spanish American letters.

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Contents

SPANISH COLONIAL LITERATURE in South America
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II EARLY WRITERS OF TIERRA FIRME
CHAPTER III CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU
CHAPTER IV PERUVIAN AND CHILEAN HISTORIANS, 1550-1600.
CHAPTER V LA ARAUCANA
CHAPTER VI ERCILLA’S IMITATORS
CHAPTER VII JUAN DE CASTELLANOS
CHAPTER VIII LA ARGENTINA
CHAPTER IX WRITERS ON CHILEAN HISTORY 1600-1650.
CHAPTER X WRITERS OF PERU AND NEW GRANADA, 1600-1650.
CHAPTER XI THE LAST HALF OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER XII THE EARLY YEARS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
CHAPTER XIII ON PARAGUAY
CHAPTER XIV SOME ECCLESIASTICS AND THEIR RELIGIOUS BOOKS
CHAPTER XV GOVERNMENT AND LAW
CHAPTER XVI LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY HISTORIANS
CHAPTER XVII OUTLOOK TOWARDS EMANCIPATION
APPENDIX A Catalogue, under Authors’ Names, of the Books mentioned in the Text
FOOTNOTES
INDEX
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