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Spain's colonizing of the Americas inspired a number of verse histories, the finest of them Alonso de Ercilla's La Araucana. Having served as a page to Philip II from the age of 15 until sailing for Chile six years later to help subdue a rebellion among the indigenous Araucans,... Read Full Overview

Spain's colonizing of the Americas inspired a number of verse histories, the finest of them Alonso de Ercilla's La Araucana. Having served as a page to Philip II from the age of 15 until sailing for Chile six years later to help subdue a rebellion among the indigenous Araucans,... Read Full Overview

Now back in print! The first English translation of this epic masterpiece of Chilean poetry.

Vida y obra se entrelazan ?ntimamente en el poema de Alonso de Ercilla. Nacida como obra de car?cter hist?rico, como narraci?n de hechos in?ditos en territorios desconocidos, su poetizaci?n se apoya en la combinaci?n de las novedades formales de la ?pica italiana renacentista... Read Full Overview

Considered a national epic in Chile, La Araucana is a masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance literature. Written in the 16th century, it tells the story of the Arauco War between the Spanish conquistadors and the Mapuche people. A must-read for anyone interested in South American... Read Full Overview

La araucana

Considered a national epic in Chile, La Araucana is a masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance literature. Written in the 16th century, it tells the story of the Arauco War between the Spanish conquistadors and the Mapuche people. A must-read for anyone interested in South American... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview