Rodrigo de Valdés: Poema heroyco hispano-latino panegyrico de la fundación, y grandezas de la muy noble, y leal ciudad de Lima

by Neal A Messer and Rodrigo de Valdés

Poema heroyco hispano-latino (1687), a national chronicle or "epic poem," commemorates the founding and greatness of Lima, Peru. Its unique rhymed quatrains can be read in either Latin or Spanish with equal meaning, and its insightful marginal notes interpret the city's cultural history. Rodrigo de Valdés (1609-1682) underscores the decadence of peninsular Spanish letters in contrast to the compositions of New World writers. The poem is a tribute...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433134268
• ISBN13: 9781433134265
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"