The Epic Mirror
Poetry, Conflict Ethics and Political Community in Colonial Peru
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2022
240 pages
978-1-80010-357-3 (ISBN)
Description
How did Spanish-American writers and veterans in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century use epic poetry to search for ethical solutions to the violent conflicts of their age?
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02/2022
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Choi Imogen:
IMOGEN CHOI is Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Oxford.
IMOGEN CHOI is Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Oxford.
Content
Introduction
1. Political Community and Just War in the City of Lima
2. Republicanism, Rebellion and Empire in Alonso de Ercilla's La Araucana
3. The Golden Mean of Colonial Governance in Pedro de Oña's Arauco domado
4. Defence, Desire and Community in Juan de Miramontes Zuázola's Armas antárticas
Conclusion
1. Political Community and Just War in the City of Lima
2. Republicanism, Rebellion and Empire in Alonso de Ercilla's La Araucana
3. The Golden Mean of Colonial Governance in Pedro de Oña's Arauco domado
4. Defence, Desire and Community in Juan de Miramontes Zuázola's Armas antárticas
Conclusion
