La prosa de Sigüenza y Góngora y la formación de la conciencia criolla mexicana
By: Antonio Lorente Medina.
Edition: 1. ed.
Series: Sección de lengua y estudios literarios
Publisher: Fondo de Cultura Económica; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Published: 1996
Place of publication: México, D.F; Madrid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos de, 1645-1700 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Literature and society -- Mexico.; Nationalism and literature -- Mexico.; Mexico -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
Description: "Well-documented and methodical study is divided into five parts: Theatro de Virtudes Políticas, Libra Astronómica y Philosóphica, Parayso Occidental, Piedad heroyca de Don Fernando Cortés, and historical chronicles that Sigüenza authored including Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez and Mercurio Volante. Analyzes sources, form, and content of the works. Noteworthy final chapter focuses on the ideological and cultural implications of Sigüenza's works. Of interest to scholars and students"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-230) and index.