The Spectacular City, Mexico, and Colonial Hispanic Literary Culture

by Stephanie Merrim

Winner, Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Modern Language Association, 2010

The Spectacular City, Mexico, and Colonial Hispanic Literary Culture tracks the three spectacular forces of New World literary culture--cities, festivals, and wonder--from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century, from the Old World to the New, and from Mexico to Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. It treats a multitude of imperialist and anti-imperialist texts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292737467
• ISBN13: 9780292737464
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"