Wonder and exile in the New World /
Nava, Alexander,1967-
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,
c2013.
"Explores the language of wonder in the history of the New World. Traces the preoccupation with this concept in the history of the Americas from the colonial era to the twentieth century, with the emergence of so-called magical realism"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wonder and exile : mystical and prophetic perspectives -- Wanderers and wonderers in the New World : voices of the dispossessed -- The hidden god of the baroque : baroque wonders, baroque tragedies -- Baroque artists in exile : Cervantes and Sor Juana -- Mysticism and the marvelous in Latin American literature.
"Explores the language of wonder in the history of the New World. Traces the preoccupation with this concept in the history of the Americas from the colonial era to the twentieth century, with the emergence of so-called magical realism"--Provided by publisher.
Spanish American literature
Baroque literature
Wonder in literature.
Wonder
Magic realism (Literature)
Exile (Punishment) in literature.
Mysticism and literature.