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When the Europeans first arrived in America, they had a number of
preconceptions, prejudices, expectations and hopes about what life
in the New World would be like. This book examines the different
visions and representations of America conveyed in the writings of
Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and the Pilgrim
leader William Bradford, taking both writers within their
respective literary and historical contexts. Anthologies of
American literature have consistently ignored Spanish-language
achievements on the grounds of a restrictive interpretation of
American literature based on linguistic boundaries. Consequently,
Spanish-language texts such as Cabeza de Vaca's or the account by
the Hidalgo de Elvas, to name but two examples, have been
marginalized in the narrative of American literary history. In
seeking to redress this neglect, Galisteo contributes to
scholarship which seeks to analyze Early America as a whole,
including not only Anglo American perspectives but also the Spanish
American aspect of the colonization process.
When the Europeans first arrived in America, they had a number of
preconceptions, prejudices, expectations and hopes about what life
in the New World would be like. This book examines the different
visions and representations of America conveyed in the writings of
Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and the Pilgrim
leader William Bradford, taking both writers within their
respective literary and historical contexts. Anthologies of
American literature have consistently ignored Spanish-language
achievements on the grounds of a restrictive interpretation of
American literature based on linguistic boundaries. Consequently,
Spanish-language texts such as Cabeza de Vaca's or the account by
the Hidalgo de Elvas, to name but two examples, have been
marginalized in the narrative of American literary history. In
seeking to redress this neglect, Galisteo contributes to
scholarship which seeks to analyze Early America as a whole,
including not only Anglo American perspectives but also the Spanish
American aspect of the colonization process.
What happened after Mr. Darcy married Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and
Prejudice? Where did Heathcliff go when he disappeared in Wuthering
Heights? What social ostracism would Hester Prynne of The Scarlet
Letter have faced in 20th century America? Great novels often leave
behind great questions-sequels seek to answer them. This critical
analysis offers fresh insights into the sequels to seven literary
classics, including Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, the Bronte
sisters' Jane Eyre, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and Daphne du
Maurier's Rebecca.
Interpreting the New Milenio is a collection of essays analyzing
the past, present and future directions of Chicano Literature.
Beginning with the presence of Spanish conquistadors in the U.S.
and ending with contemporary authors such as Sandra Cisneros,
Interpreting the New Milenio covers well-known Chicano authors as
well as lesser known 19th-century Hispanic writers. The essays in
the collection examine Chicano literature as well as its precedents
as a whole, so as to find the keys for the interpretation of the
challenges posed by the new millennium.
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