The Literature of Spain and Latin America

From the whimsical idealism of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote to the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez’s 100 Years of Solitude, Spanish-language literature has substantially enriched the global literary canon. This volume examines the vibrant prose and dynamic range of both Spanish and Latin American authors, whose narratives are informed as much by their imaginations as the turbulent histories of these native lands. Influenced by a plethora of diverse cultures, these tales truly tell a global story. TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 13 CASTILIAN LITERATURE THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY......Page 22 THE ORIGINS OF VERNACULAR WRITING......Page 23 THE RISE OF HEROIC POETRY......Page 24 THE BEGINNINGS OF PROSE......Page 26 THE 14TH CENTURY......Page 28 THE 15TH CENTURY......Page 30 THE RENAISSANCE AND THE SIGLO DE ORO......Page 31 CASTILIAN RENAISSANCE POETRY......Page 33 EARLY DRAMA......Page 34 HISTORICAL WRITING......Page 35 THE NOVEL......Page 37 MYSTICAL WRITINGS......Page 40 LATER DRAMA......Page 41 CULTERANISMO AND CONCEPTISMO......Page 43 THE PLAYS OF CALDERÓN......Page 44 THE 18TH CENTURY......Page 49 NEW CRITICAL APPROACHES......Page 50 WOMEN WRITERS......Page 53 THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT......Page 55 REVIVAL OF THE SPANISH NOVEL......Page 59 POST-ROMANTIC DRAMA AND POETRY......Page 62 THE MODERN PERIOD: NOVELS AND ESSAYS......Page 63 POETRY......Page 68 DRAMA......Page 70 THE GENERATION OF 1927......Page 72 WOMEN POETS......Page 76 REFORM OF THE DRAMA......Page 78 THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AND BEYOND......Page 79 CHAPTER 3 CATALAN AND GALICIAN LITERATURE......Page 96 MEDIEVAL PERIOD......Page 97 DECLINE: 16TH–18TH CENTURY......Page 101 MODERNISME AND NOUCENTISME......Page 102 AFTER 1950......Page 104 GALICIAN LITERATURE......Page 108 LEOPOLDO ALAS......Page 110 AZORÍN......Page 112 ANTONIO BUERO VALLEJO......Page 113 CAMILO JOSÉ CELA......Page 115 MIGUEL DE CERVANTES......Page 116 SOLDIER AND SLAVE......Page 118 CIVIL SERVANT AND WRITER......Page 120 PUBLICATION OF DON QUIXOTE......Page 124 DON QUIXOTE AND CRITICAL TRADITIONS......Page 129 IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE......Page 131 ALONSO DE ERCILLA Y ZÚÑIGA......Page 134 FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA......Page 136 EARLY POETRY AND PLAYS......Page 137 ROMANCERO GITANO......Page 140 LATER POETRY AND PLAYS......Page 141 GARCILASO DE LA VEGA......Page 145 LUIS DE GÓNGORA Y ARGOTE......Page 146 JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ......Page 147 BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS......Page 149 BENITO PÉREZ GALDÓS......Page 154 JUAN RUIZ......Page 156 TIRSO DE MOLINA......Page 157 MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO......Page 159 LIFE......Page 162 HEIGHT OF LITERARY PRODUCTIVITY......Page 165 WORKS......Page 166 THE COLONIAL PERIOD......Page 172 THE EARLIEST LITERARY ACTIVITY......Page 175 CHRONICLES OF DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST......Page 177 HISTORIANS OF THE NEW WORLD......Page 181 THE BARROCO DE INDIAS......Page 183 THE 18TH CENTURY......Page 186 HISTORIOGRAPHIES......Page 187 PLAYS......Page 190 POETRY......Page 192 EARLY NOVELS......Page 194 ROMANTICISM......Page 197 MODERNISMO......Page 202 THE VANGUARDIA......Page 204 THE MODERN NOVEL......Page 209 “POST-BOOM” WRITERS......Page 217 THE MODERN ESSAY......Page 221 ISABEL ALLENDE......Page 224 RAMÓN AMAYA AMADOR......Page 226 REINALDO ARENAS......Page 227 MIGUEL ÁNGEL ASTURIAS......Page 228 ANDRÉS BELLO......Page 229 ANTONIO BENÍTEZ ROJO......Page 230 ADOLFO BIOY CASARES......Page 232 LIFE......Page 234 JUAN BOSCH......Page 237 ERNESTO CARDENAL......Page 239 ALEJO CARPENTIER......Page 240 JULIO CORTÁZAR......Page 242 LIFE AND WORK......Page 249 CARLOS FUENTES......Page 251 LIFE......Page 255 WORKS......Page 257 ASSESSMENT......Page 258 NICOLÁS GUILLÉN......Page 259 JUANA DE IBARBOUROU......Page 260 JORGE ICAZA......Page 261 JOSÉ LEZAMA LIMA......Page 262 LEOPOLDO LUGONES......Page 263 JOSÉ JULIÁN MARTÍ......Page 265 PEDRO MIR......Page 267 ÁLVARO MUTIS......Page 268 EARLY LIFE AND LOVE POETRY......Page 270 THE EXPERIMENTAL POET AS DIPLOMAT......Page 271 COMMUNISM AND POETRY......Page 272 LATER YEARS......Page 274 ASSESSMENT......Page 275 HEBERTO PADILLA......Page 277 OCTAVIO PAZ......Page 278 CRISTINA PERI ROSSI......Page 281 MANUEL PUIG......Page 283 HORACIO QUIROGA......Page 284 JOSÉ ENRIQUE RODÓ......Page 286 ERNESTO SÁBATO......Page 287 SEVERO SARDUY......Page 289 DOMINGO FAUSTINO SARMIENTO......Page 290 CÉSAR VALLEJO......Page 292 MARIO VARGAS LLOSA......Page 294 NEW DIRECTIONS......Page 297 GLOSSARY......Page 298 CASTILIAN LITERATURE......Page 300 CATALAN AND GALICIAN LITERATURE......Page 301 GENERAL HISTORIES AND REFERENCE WORKS......Page 302 THE COLONIAL PERIOD......Page 303 THE 18TH CENTURY......Page 304 ROMANTICISM TO MODERNISMO......Page 305 THE MODERN NOVEL......Page 306 THE MODERN ESSAY......Page 307 INDEX......Page 308 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 318 Weaving together imagination and social commentary, the literature of a nation is often the most effective way to understand the ethos of its people at any given time. The written word offers a sharpened lens through which readers can perceive the world they inhabit, so as to better comprehend personal or universal truths. This captivating series presents major authors, poets, and texts from the world over, immersing students in the life stories of authors that are often as engaging as the narratives these writers have crafted. Discussions on significant literary movements place the works in social context and reveal the Zeitgeist of each era.