TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hart, Stephen M.
TI  - A companion to Spanish-American literature
SN  - 1855660768
AV  - PQ 7081 .H251 2001
PY  - 1999///, 2001
CY  - Rochester, NY
PB  - Tamesis
KW  - Literature and society
KW  - Spanish American literature
KW  - Latin America
N1  - Reprint. Originally published: London : Tamesis, c1999; Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-194) and index
N2  - Although Spanish-American literature first came to the attention of a world-wide audience in the 1960s, it enjoys a continuous tradition stretching back to the Conquest. This introduction to the Spanish-American literary canon re-traces that history in a clear and readable style. It contains short, incisive sections on the major literary writers and works of Spanish America from the Conquest to the present day, ranging from the Popol Vuh, the Bible of the Mayas, to Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits, a novel on contemporary Chile. The book treats authors in considerable depth, and addresses in particular the social value of the literary work and the ways in which it functioned in the society which gave it life. STEPHEN M. HART is Professor of Hispanic Studies, University College London, and Profesor Honorario, Universidad de San Marcos, Lima."ww.shelfari.com"
ER  -