The polemics of possession in Spanish American narrative / Rolena Adorno.

Author/creator Adorno, Rolena
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxix, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Subjects
Spanish American fiction--To 1800. --History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Latin America--Civilization. --16th century.
Latin America--Civilization. --17th century.
Spain--In literature.

Contents Overview : 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."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [383]-413) and index.
LCCN 2007015551
ISBN9780300120202 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300120206 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PQ7082.N7 A256 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold