Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

by Rolena Adorno

A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this Very Short Introduction explores the origins of Latin American literature in Spanish and tells the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in the New World. A leading scholar of colonial Latin American literature, Rolena Adorno examines the writings that debated the justice of the Spanish conquests,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0092JRECM
• ISBN13: 9780199755028
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 6.8"