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Satire in Colonial Spanish America - Turning the New World Upside Down

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Informationen zum Autor By Julie Greer Johnson Klappentext Satire, the use of criticism cloaked in wit, has been employed since classical times to challenge the established order of society. In colonial Spanish America during the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, many writers used satire to resist Spanish-imposed social and literary forms and find an authentic Latin American voice. This study explores the work of eight satirists of the colonial period and shows how their literary innovations had a formative influence on the development of the modern Latin American novel, essay, and autobiography.The writers studied here include Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juan del Valle y Caviedes, Cristóbal de Llerena, and Eugenio Espejo. Johnson chronicles how they used satire to challenge the "New World as Utopia" myth propagated by Spanish authorities and criticize the Catholic church for its role in fulfilling imperialistic designs. She also shows how their marginalized status as Creoles without the rights and privileges of their Spanish heritage made them effective satirists. From their writings, she asserts, emerges the first self-awareness and national consciousness of Spanish America.By linking the two great periods of Latin American literarure-the colonial writers and the modern generation-Satire in Colonial Spanish America makes an important contribution to Latin American literature and culture studies. It will also be of interest to all literary scholars who study satire. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Origins of Satire in the Old World and the New2. The Sixteenth Century: The Conquest and the Years That Followed Cristóbal de LlerenaMateo Rosas de Oquendo3. The Seventeenth Century: The Growth of Colonial Society Juan Rodríguez FreileSor Juana Inés de la CruzJuan del Valle y Caviedes4. The Eighteenth Century: A Prerevolutionary Setting Alonso Carrió de la VanderaEsteban Terralla y LandaFrancisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo5. A Reappraisal of Colonial SatireNotesSelected BibliographyIndex...

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Authors Julie Greer Johnson
Publisher University Of Texas Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.04.2011
 
EAN 9780292729803
ISBN 978-0-292-72980-3
No. of pages 223
Series Texas Pan American
Texas Pan American Series
Texas Pan American
Subject Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies

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