Books in the Latin American Literature and Culture series

An epic that features an entire continent and its people.

National consolidation and romantic novels go hand in hand in Latin America. This title shows how 19th century patriotism and heterosexual passion historically depend on one another to engender productive citizens.

A narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-36).

Jean de Lery had undertaken his arduous voyage to the land of Brazil in 1556, as a youthful member of the first Protestant mission to the New World. This title presents a translation of an early European account of life in the New World.

Focusing on the hundreds of letters that Columbus wrote to the King and Queen of Spain concerning his discoveries in the New World, this study analyzes questions concerning the authenticity and authority of the texts attributed to Columbus, and his much-discussed opinions of the Indians.

This text explores Latin American vanguardism's provocative and polemic nature. The movement was stimulated by the European avantgarde movements of the World War I era, but, as this book argues, it developed a very distinct voice and character.