The Daring Flight of My Pen Cultural Politics and Gaspar Perez de Villagra's Historia de la Nueva Mexico 1610 |
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| Author:
| Padilla, Genaro M. |
| Series title: | Pasó Por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-4970-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In this engaging study Genaro Padilla enters into Villagrá's epic poem of the Oñate expedition to reveal that the soldier was no mere chronicler but that his writing offers a subtle critique of the empire whose expansion he seems to be celebrating.
In this engaging study Genaro Padilla enters into Villagrá's epic poem of the Oñate expedition to reveal that the soldier was no mere chronicler but that his writing offers a subtle critique of the empire whose expansion he seems to be celebrating.