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"La Florida Del Inca" and the Struggle for Social Equality in Colonial Spanish America
Jonathan D. Steigman
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Description for "La Florida Del Inca" and the Struggle for Social Equality in Colonial Spanish America
Paperback. Among the early Spanish chroniclers who contributed to images of the New World was the Amerindian-Spanish historian and literary writer, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. In this volume, the author explores El Inca's rationale and motivations in writing his chronicle. He suggests that El Inca was trying to influence events by influencing discourse. Num Pages: 144 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 313.
Among the early Spanish chroniclers who contributed to popular images of the New World was the Amerindian-Spanish (mestizo) historian and literary writer, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616). He authored several works, of which ""La Florida del Inca"" (1605) stands out as one of the best because of its unique Amerindian and European perspectives on the De Soto expedition (1539-1543). As the child of an Indian mother and a Spanish father, Garcilaso lived in both worlds - and saw value in each. Hailed throughout Europe for his excellent contemporary Renaissance writing style, his work was characterized as literary art. ... Read more
Among the early Spanish chroniclers who contributed to popular images of the New World was the Amerindian-Spanish (mestizo) historian and literary writer, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616). He authored several works, of which ""La Florida del Inca"" (1605) stands out as one of the best because of its unique Amerindian and European perspectives on the De Soto expedition (1539-1543). As the child of an Indian mother and a Spanish father, Garcilaso lived in both worlds - and saw value in each. Hailed throughout Europe for his excellent contemporary Renaissance writing style, his work was characterized as literary art. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817352578
SKU
V9780817352578
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About Jonathan D. Steigman
Jonathan D. Steigman is a specialist in Colonial Latin American Literature at Auburn University.
Reviews for "La Florida Del Inca" and the Struggle for Social Equality in Colonial Spanish America
Steigman places Garcilaso in a historical context that is sure to be of interest to historians, anthropologists, and literary scholars. This is a fascinating story well told. - Marvin T. Smith, author of Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom