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2. Oviedo and Las Casas
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘Oviedo and Las Casas’ compares the differences between the histories of Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and Bartolomé de Las Casas. Oviedo, a product of the Italian and Castile courts, ...
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6. Wordplay, philosophy, sculpture
Davíd Carrasco
in The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction
‘Wordplay, philosophy, sculpture’ explores the artistic achievements of the Aztec civilization. It can be hard to reconcile their sophisticated artistic prowess with their propensity for ...
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8. Globalizing sanctity
Simon Yarrow
in Saints: A Very Short Introduction
The cult of saints crossed global horizons as part of the spread of Roman Catholicism that began in the late 15th century with the maritime expeditions of Catholic Portugal and Spain. ...
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2. From Christopher Columbus to the present (1492–2017)
Gerald O’Collins
in Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘From Christopher Columbus to the present’ explores what it has meant to be Catholic over the last 500 years. The expansion of Europe led to a wave of missionary activity, and Catholicism ...
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2. Many victories, great conquests
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘Many victories, great conquests’ outlines the conquistadors' Caribbean conquests and the conquests that followed. The Caribbean conquests succeeded in extracting wealth, but failed in ...
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5. A North American sojourn
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘A North American sojourn’ charts the travails of Spanish settlers north of Mexico. Cabeza de Vaca had a poor military career — he was lost for nine years looking for ‘New Mexico’ and upon ...
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1. First encounters, first doubts
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘First encounters, first doubts’ outlines literature from the time directly following Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Columbus' Letter of Discovery describes a paradise, using ...
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5. A shortcut to the grave
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘A shortcut to the grave’ investigates conquistadors after the initial conquests. Many early conquistadors became interested in native culture. Bartolomé de Las Casas renounced his ...
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The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
The Conquistadors: A very Short Introduction investigates the facts and myths behind the Spanish invasion of the New World. With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded ...
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3. To give account of who I am
Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
in The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
‘To give account of who I am’ asks: Who exactly were the conquistadors? Many famous conquistadors, such as Cortés, the Pizarro brothers, Pedro de Alvarado, Francisco de Montejos, and ...
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9. On to independence
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘On to independence’ assesses literature's effects on the drive for Latin American independence. Carrió de la Vandera's El Lazarillo parodied contemporary travel literature, exposing the ...
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6. Epic accomplishments
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘Epic accomplishments’ examines the epic poetry of the New World. The Americaniad flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the most notable example being Ercilla's La ...
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3. Nineteenth-century prose: the revelation of Latin America
Roberto González Echevarría
in Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘Nineteenth-century prose: the revelation of Latin America’ explores the descriptive and analytic prose of Latin America. Narrative work requires a conception of time. The discovery of the ...
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2. Spanish literature and modernity
Jo Labanyi
in Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction
What does modernity mean? It is usually defined in terms of industrialization, urbanization, and secularization. ‘Spanish literature and modernity’ considers how Spain came to be seen ...
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4. The conquest of Mexico
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘The conquest of Mexico’ explores literature related to the seizure of Mexico by the conquistadores. Conquest was supposedly the legitimate seizure of land from enemies of Christianity, but ...
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6. Others
Peter Marshall
in The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction
’Others’ examines the fate of outsiders and unbelievers in the Reformation. Heretics were burned by both confessions to purge them from society. Each burning produced a martyr to inspire ...
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Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Rolena Adorno
Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction provides a vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to ...
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8. Baroque plenitude
Rolena Adorno
in Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘Baroque plenitude’ charts the effects of Gongorism. Gongorism — the poetic revolution instigated by Góngora y Argote — wrapped Greco–Roman myths, philosophy, and learning in dazzling ...
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