Literatura Hispanoamericana

This Spanish-language anthology contains selections by 45 Latin-American authors. It is intended as a text for upper division Latin American literature survey courses. The anthology presumes a high level of linguistic command of Spanish, and it contains footnotes to allusions and cultural references, as well as words and phrases not found in standard bilingual dictionaries used in the US. Emphasis is on major 20th-century writers, while important works from colonial and 19th-century literature as also included. The diverse selections of Literature Hispanoamericana will enable students to have a more sustained exposure to major voices of Latin American literature than possible in anthologies built around fragments. By focusing on fewer authors but more significant selections from their writings, students will have a greater grasp of major canonical figures as well as emergent voices.

David William Foster

Chapter 1 Bartolome de las Casas (México; 1474?-1566); Chapter 2 Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca (España; 1490?-1559?); Chapter 3 Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Mexico; 1492-1581); Chapter 4 Bernardino de Sahagun (México, 1499?-1590); Chapter 5 Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Perú; 1539-1616); Chapter 6 Alonso de Ercilla (España; 1533-94), La Araucana; Chapter 7 Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora (México; 1645-1700); Chapter 8 Juana Ines de la Cruz (México; 1648?-94); Chapter 9 Juan del Valle y Caviedes (España; 1645-98); Chapter 10 Alonso Carrio de la Vandera, "Concolor-Corvo" (España; ca. 1715-78); Chapter 11 Jose Joaquin Fernandez de Lizardi (México; 1776-1927); Chapter 12 Andres Bello (Venezuela; 1781-1865); Chapter 13 Esteban Echeverria (Argentina; 1805-51); Chapter 14 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Argentina; 1811-88); Chapter 15 Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (Cuba; 1814-73); Chapter 16 Juan Francisco Manzano (Cuba; 1797-1854); Chapter 17 Ricardo Palma (Perú; 1833-1919); Chapter 18 Jose Hernandez (Argentina; 1834-86); Chapter 19 Jose Marti (Cuba; 1853-95); Chapter 20 Jose Asuncion Silva (Colombia; 1865-96); Chapter 21 Manuel Gutierrez Najera (México; 1859-95); Chapter 22 Julian del Casal (Cuba; 1863-93); Chapter 23 Manuel Gonzalez Prada (Peru; 1848-1918); Chapter 24 Ruben Dario (Nicaragua; 1867-1916); Chapter 25 Enrique Gonzalez Martinez (México; 1871-1952); Chapter 26 Leopoldo Lugones (Argentina; 1874-1938); Chapter 27 Delmira Agustini (Uruguay; 1890-1914); Chapter 28 Mariano Azuela (México; 1873-1952); Chapter 29 Florencio Sanchez (Uruguay; 1875-1910); Chapter 30 Vicente Huidobro (Chile; 1893-1948); Chapter 31 Gabriela Mistral (Chile; 1889-1957); Chapter 32 Ramon Lopez Velarde (México; 1888-1921); Chapter 33 Cesar Vallejo (Perú; 1892-1938); Chapter 34 Horacio Quiroga (Uruguay; 1878-1937); Chapter 35 Miguel Angel Asturias (Guatemala; 1899-1974); Chapter 36 Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina; 1899-1986); Chapter 37 Pablo Neruda (Chile; 1904-73); Chapter 38 Xavier Villaurrutia (México; 1903-50); Chapter 39 Nicolas Guillen (Cuba; 1902-89); Chapter 40 Octavio Paz (Mexico; 1914); Chapter 41 Rosario Castellanos (Mexico; 1925-78); Chapter 42 Juan Rulfo (México; 1918-86); Chapter 43 Julio Cortazar (Argentina; 1914-84); Chapter 44 Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Colombia; 1928); Chapter 45 Rigoberta Menchu (Guatemala; 1959?);