Spanish American Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE the writings...of Spain. Early poetry includes Chiles epic...imitative of 17th-century Spanish literature...known for her lyric poetry, plays, and prose...known for his satiric poetry and sharp wit. The...independence in the early 19th cent. Prose writers and poets, imbued with the...humanist, educator, and poet, also sang of America...pyramid of Cholula (1820) is the first Spanish...Colombia; and Cumanda (1871), by Ecuadors Juan...movements. Three women poets, Alfonsina...