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Description
xi, 283 pages ; 26 cm
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Summary
"Recovers the themes, intent, and legacy of 18th century Spanish American literature that often are lost in the broader scholarship of Latin American literature. Affirms importance of early period colonial Spanish American literature in world literature"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-269) and index.
Contents
Domesticating Conquest : José de Oviedo y Baño's Historia de la conquista y población de la provincia de Venezuela (1723) -- Domesticating Indians: Juan Ignacio Molina's Compendio de la historia civil del reyno de Chile (1795) -- Domesticating Nature: Félix de Azara's Viajes por la América Meridional and other writings -- Domesticating God: Catalina de Jesús Herrera's Secretos entre el alma y Dios (1758-1760) -- Domesticating Gold: José Martín Félix de Arrate's Llave del nuevo Mundo (1761) -- Conclusion.
