The polemics of possession in Spanish American narrative /

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"In this book on early Latin American narrative, Rolena Adorno argues that the core of the Spanish American literary tradition consists of the writings in which the rights to Spanish dominion in the Americas and the treatment of its natives were debated. She places the works of canonical Spanis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adorno, Rolena (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007]
Subjects:
To 1800
Spanish American fiction > To 1800 > History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Roman hispano-américain > Jusqu'à 1800 > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Colonies dans la littérature.
HISTORY > General.
Civilization.
Literature.
Spanish American fiction.
Spaans.
Fictie.
Polemieken.
Bezit.
Latin America > Civilization > 16th century.
Latin America > Civilization > 17th century.
Spain > In literature.
Amérique latine > Civilisation > 16e siècle.
Amérique latine > Civilisation > 17e siècle.
Latin America.
Spain.
Latijns-Amerika.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The polemics of possession in Spanish American narrative
  • Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala and the polemics of possession
  • Fray Bartolomé de las Casas : polemicist and author
  • Councilors warring at the royal court
  • Historians of war and princely warriors
  • The encomendero and his literary interlocutors
  • The conquistador-chronicler and his literary authority
  • The Amerindian : studied, interpreted, and imagined
  • The narrative invention of Gonzalo the Warrior
  • The narrative reinvention of the conqueror "captive"
  • From Guancane to Macondo : literary places and their predecessors
  • Seeing ghosts: the longevity of "serpents in sandals."

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