Territories of History - Humanism, Rhetoric, and the Historical Imagination in the Early Chronicles of Spanish America

About the author

Sarah H. Beckjord is Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies at Boston College.

Summary

Explores the unacknowledged spirit of reflection, debate, and experimentation present in foundational Spanish American writing. In highlighting the parallels between sixteenth-century debates and post-structuralist approaches to the study of history, this book uncovers an important legacy of the Hispanic intellectual tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah H. (Boston College) Beckjord, Beckjord Sarah H.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2008
• EAN: 9780271032788
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03278-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Penn State Romance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin America, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Spanish, Literary studies: general, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America