Peruvian Traditions

Richard Palma (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2004
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-515909-7 (ISBN)

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In his lifetime, the Peruvian Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America. His historical miscellanies, which he called "traditions," are witty anecdotes about conquerors, viceroys, corrupt and lovelorn friars, tragic loves and notorious characters.

In his lifetime, the Peruvian Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America. As head of the National Library in Lima, Palma had access to a rich source of historical journals and records. His historical miscellanies, which he called "traditions," are witty anecdotes about conquerors, viceroys, corrupt and lovelorn friars, tragic loves and notorious characters.

Christopher Conway is Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Brown University. Helen Lane, an award-winning translator, has translated the work of Mario Varga Llosa and Octavio Paz. She is the translator of Fray Servando's Memoirs and Marmol's Amalia also for the Library of Latin America series.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.4.2004
Reihe/Serie	Library of Latin America
Übersetzer	Helen Lane
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	214 x 141 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-515909-8 / 0195159098
ISBN-13	978-0-19-515909-7 / 9780195159097
Zustand	Neuware