Colonial Latin American literature a very short introduction
Rolena Adorno.
- New York Oxford University Press c2011.
- 148 p. ill., maps 18 cm.
- Very short introductions 294 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-138) and index.
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.
Spanish American literature--History and criticism.--To 1800 Spanish language--History.--Latin America Indians--First contact with Europeans. Imperialism in literature.
Latin America--In literature. Latin America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.