Territories of History Humanism, Rhetoric, and the Historical Imagination in the Early Chronicles of Spanish America |
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| Author:
| Beckjord, Sarah H. |
| Series title: | Penn State Romance Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-03279-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Sarah H. Beckjord's Territories of History explores the vigorous but largely unacknowledged spirit of reflection, debate, and experimentation present in foundational Spanish American writing. In historical works by writers such as Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, Bartolomé de Las Casas, and Bernal Díaz del Castillo, ......
Sarah H. Beckjord's Territories of History explores the vigorous but largely unacknowledged spirit of reflection, debate, and experimentation present in foundational Spanish American writing. In historical works by writers such as Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, Bartolomé de Las Casas, and Bernal Díaz del Castillo, ......