Censorship and art in pre-enlightenment Lima : Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo's Diálogo de las muertos : la causa académica / [electronic resource]
Williams, Jerry M.,1952-
Peralta Barnuevo, Pedro de,1663-1743.Dialogo de los muertos.Spanish & English.1994.
[Potomac, Md.] : Scripta Humanistica,
[1994?]
This is the first translation and critical edition of Peralta's work. The Diálogo, an allegorical  satire, has challenged scholars for centuries; it represents a critique of pre-Enlightenment academies and a defense of artistic freedom. The study focuses on issues of colonial discourse and status, literary convention and censorship, social tradition and crisis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213).
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This is the first translation and critical edition of Peralta's work. The Diálogo, an allegorical  satire, has challenged scholars for centuries; it represents a critique of pre-Enlightenment academies and a defense of artistic freedom. The study focuses on issues of colonial discourse and status, literary convention and censorship, social tradition and crisis.
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Peralta Barnuevo, Pedro de, 1663-1743.
Peralta Barnuevo, Pedro de, 1663-1743
Romance Literatures
Languages & Literatures
Spanish Literature