The Baroque Narrative of Carlos de Sigenza y Gngora A New World Paradise [Paperback]

This book is a critical study placing both Sig?enza and his narrative within the Spanish American baroque era.This 1993 book, Professor Ross places both Sig?enza and his narrative within the phenomenon of the barroco de Indias (Spanish American baroque). She incorporates into her examination of Sig?enza methods of critical analysis in the study of colonial Spanish-American literature, which focuses on narrative theory, the historiography, and feminist criticism.This 1993 book, Professor Ross places both Sig?enza and his narrative within the phenomenon of the barroco de Indias (Spanish American baroque). She incorporates into her examination of Sig?enza methods of critical analysis in the study of colonial Spanish-American literature, which focuses on narrative theory, the historiography, and feminist criticism.Carlos de SigÜenza y Góngora, one of seventeenth-century Mexico's best-known intellectuals, was a writer of fascinating and complex narratives that exemplarize the heterogeneous nature of colonial Spanish American prose. This book is the first critical study to place both the writer and his narrative within the phenomenon of the Barroco de Indias, or the Spanish-American baroque. Approaching SigÜenza as a criollo historian preoccupied with the placement of the New World within a universal context, Professor Ross develops a theoretical framework within which his texts can be read and understood today. Professor Ross incorporates into her examination new critical trends, such as the use of narrative theory, the new historiography, and feminist criticism.Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Culture of the Spanish American baroque; 2. A New World paradise; 3. The discourse of paternity; 4. The discourse of paternalism; 5. Reading the vidas; Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index. ...is certain to be the standard reference on this work for years to come. Scholars dedicating themselves to the large corpus of baroque poetry writtl3=