The Literatures of Spanish America and Brazil: From Their Origins Through the Nineteenth Century Volume 1

by Earl E. Fitz

In this survey of Central and South American literature, Earl E. Fitz provides the first book in English to analyze the Portuguese- and Spanish-language American canons in conjunction, uncovering valuable insights about both. Fitz works by comparisons and contrasts: the political and cultural situation at the end of the fifteenth century in Spain and Portugal; the indigenous American cultures encountered by the Spanish and Portuguese and their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813950015
• ISBN13: 9780813950013
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher