Bestiario del Nuevo Reino de Granada
Subtitle: la imaginación animalística medieval y la descripción literaria de la naturaleza americana
By: Hernando Cabarcas Antequera.
Series: Biblioteca "Daniel Samper Ortega" ;; 1
Publisher: Instituto Caro y Cuervo; Colcultura, Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Santafé de Bogotá
Language: spa
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Colombian prose literature -- To 1800 -- History and criticism.; Bestiaries -- Colombia -- History and criticism.; Animals, Mythical, in literature.; Animals in literature.; Nature in literature.; Rhetoric, Medieval.
Description: "Three-part study examines how depictions of American fauna and flora, described in diverse works by both European and American chroniclers, reflect medieval ideology and classification of the world. Illustrations add invaluable component. Valuable resource for specialists and students"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-187).