Epic, empire, and community in the Atlantic world : Silvestre de Balboa's Espejo de paciencia / Raúl Marrero-Fente.

Author/creator Marrero-Fente, Raúl
Format Book
Publication InfoLewisburg : Bucknell University Press, ©2008.
Description186 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBucknell studies in Latin American literature and theory
Bucknell studies in Latin American literature and theory. ^A476343
Contents Introduction : the epic ghost and colonial studies -- Epic poetry and the Hispanic Atlantic -- Silvestre de Balboa : a poet for two islands -- Epic and archive : Espejo de paciencia and the invention of Cuban literature -- The descent of the Hamadryads : myth and nature in Espejo de paciencia -- Epic and empire : the poetics of community in Espejo de paciencia.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index.
LCCN 2007034518
ISBN9780838757024 (alk. paper)
ISBN0838757022 (alk. paper)