Spanish Literature Resources: Literary Criticism

Hundreds of A-Z entries cover Cervantes' works, characters, key terms and concepts, and more.

This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing. Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. Highlights interactions between native, non-scribal groups and Europeans during the early centuries of exploration.

A collection of more than thirty essays which explore the history, current state, and future of comparative literature. Chapters address such topics as the relationship between translation and transnationalism, literary theory and emerging media, the future of national literatures in an era of globalization, gender and cultural formation across time, East-West cultural encounters, postcolonial and diaspora studies, and other experimental approaches to literature and culture.

Literature in Latin America has long been a vehicle for debates over the interpretation of social history, cultural identity, and artistic independence. Naomi Lindstrom examines the concepts of autonomy and dependency, postmodernism, literary intellectuals and the mass media, testimonial literature, and gender issues, including gay and lesbian themes.