1st Edition
The Evolution of Literature in the Americas A Timeline and Commentary
By Earl E. Fitz
Copyright 2025
550 Pages
by
Routledge
550 Pages
by
Routledge
550 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book offers a systematic and comparative history of the evolution of literature in the Americas, from the beginning to the present day. It begins with an introduction that assesses the development of the field and then proceeds to a chapter on the literature of Pre-Columbian and indigenous America. It then moves forward chronologically, from the arrival of the Europeans (beginning in 1492)... Read more
1 Introduction: Inter-American Literature as Academic Discipline–A Definition and a Statement of Principles and Praxis
2 The Pre-Columbian World
3 The Fifteenth Century
4 The Sixteenth Century
5 The Seventeenth Century
6 The Eighteenth Century
7 The Nineteenth Century
8 The Twentieth Century
9 The Twenty-First Century
10 Conclusion
Biography
Earl E. Fitz is Professor of Portuguese, Spanish, and Comparative Literature at Vanderbilt University, where he regularly teaches courses on Brazilian literature, inter-American literature, literary history, and translation. He is the author of many articles and some 15 books on these topics.
