The Norton anthology of Latino literature /

Includes the work of 201 Latino writers from the Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Dominican American traditions, as well as from the traditions of other Spanish-speaking countries. It traces five centuries of writing, from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to...

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Other Authors: Stavans, Ilan, Acosta-Belén, Edna
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the search for wholeness
  • Colonization: 1537-1810
  • Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566)
  • Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (ca. 1490-ca. 1560)
  • Fray Marcos de Niza (ca. 1495-1558)
  • Hernando de Soto (ca. 1496-1542)
  • Pedro Castañeda de Nájera (ca. 1512-death inknown)
  • Juan de Castellanos (1522-1607)
  • "El Inca" Garcilaso de La Vega (ca. 1539-1616)
  • Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548-1624)
  • Juan de Oñate (1550-1626)
  • Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá (ca. 1555-1620)
  • Fray Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711)
  • Fray Junípero Serra (1713-1784)
  • Fray Juan Crespi (1721-1782)
  • Juan Bautista de Anza (1736-1788)
  • Annexations: 1811-1898
  • Félix Varela (1787-1853)
  • Eulalia Pérez (ca. 1780-death unknown)
  • Antonio María Osio y Higuera (1800-1878)
  • Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros (1803-1866)
  • José María Heredia (1803-1839)
  • Frontier memoirs
  • Juan Nepomuceno Seguín (1806-1890)
  • José Policarpo Rodríguez (1829-1914)
  • Andrew García (1855?-1943)
  • Southwestern newspaper poetry
  • Juan B. Hijar y Jaro (dates unknown)
  • J. M. Vigil (dates unknown)
  • José Rómulo Ribera (birth unknown-1917)
  • Luis A. Torres (dates unknown)
  • Luis Tafoya aka X.X.X. (1851-1922)
  • Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827-1898)
  • María Amparo Ruiz de Burton (1832-1895)
  • Eugenio María de Hostos (1839-1903)
  • Lola Rodríguez de Tió (1843-1924)
  • Sotero Figueroa (1851-1923)
  • José Martí (1853-1895)
  • Manuel M. Salazar (1854-1911)
  • Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859-1916)
  • Miguel Antonio Otero Jr. (1859-1944)
  • Francisco Gonzalo "Pachín" Marín (1863-1897)
  • Fabio Fiallo (1866-1942)
  • José Escobar (dates unknown)
  • Jesse Pérez (1870-1927)
  • Julio G. Arce aka Jorge Ulica (1870-1926)
  • The Chacón family
  • Eusebio Chacón (1869-1948)
  • Felipe Maximiliano Chacón (1873-1949)
  • Isidoro Armijo (1871-1949)
  • Acculturation: 1899-1945
  • Arthur A. Schomburg (1874-1938)
  • Leonor Villegas de Magnón (1876-1955)
  • Cleofas M. Jaramillo (1878-1956)
  • Daniel Venegas (ca. 1880-ca. 1935)
  • Adelina "Nina" Otero-Warren (1881-1965)
  • William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)
  • Bernardo Bega (1885-1965)
  • Vicente J. Bernal (1888-1915)
  • Pedro Albizu Campos (1891-1965)
  • María Cristina Mena (1893-1965)
  • Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (ca. 1894-1991)
  • Luis Muńoz Marín (1898-1980)
  • Jesús Colón (1901-1974)
  • Felipe Alfau (1902-1999)
  • José Dávila Semprit (1902-1958)
  • Eugenio Florit (1903-1999)
  • Jovita González de Mireles (1904-1983)
  • Ernesto Galarza (1905-1984)
  • Luis Leal (1907-2010)
  • Fray Angélico Chávez (1910-1996)
  • Josefina Niggli (1910-1983)
  • Upheaval: 1946-1979
  • Julia de Burgos (1914-1953)
  • Américo Paredes (1915-1999)
  • Guillermo Cotto-Thorner (1916-1983)
  • René Marqués (1919-1979)
  • Sabine R. Ulibarrí (1919-2003)
  • José Yglesias (1919-1995)
  • José Antonio Villarreal (b. 1924)
  • Mario Suárez (1925-1998)
  • José Luis González (1926-1994)
  • César Chávez (1927-1993)
  • Nash Candelaria (b. 1928)
  • Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales (1928-2005)
  • Pedro Juan Soto (1928-2002)
  • Piri Thomas (b. 1928)
  • Richard Vazquez (1928-1994)
  • Rolando Hinojosa (b. 1929)
  • María Irene Fornés (b. 1930)
  • Rosario Morales and Aurora Levins Morales (b. 1930 and b. 1954)
  • Jaime Carrero (b. 1931)
  • Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado (1931-2004)
  • Heberto Padilla (1932-2000)
  • Jack Agüeros (b. 1934)
  • John Rechy (b. 1934)
  • Oscar "Zeta" Acosta (1935-1974)
  • Nicholasa Mohr (b. 1935)
  • Tomäs Rivera
  • Luis Rafael Sänchez (b. 1936)
  • Estela Portillo Trambley(1936-1999)
  • Rudolfo A. Anaya (b. 1937)
  • Lourdes Casal (1938-1981)
  • Rosario Ferré (b. 1938)
  • Arturo Islas (1938-1991)
  • Mary Helen Ponce (b. 1938)
  • José Antonio Burciaga (1940-1996)
  • José Kozer (b. 1940)
  • Luis Valdez (b. 1940)
  • Victor Villaseñor (b. 1940)
  • Ricardo Sánchez (1941-1995)
  • The Nuyorican poets
  • Miguel Algarín (b. 1941)
  • Pedro Pietri (1944-2004)
  • José Angel Figueroa (b. 1946)
  • Miguel Piñero (1946-1988)
  • Sandra María Esteves (b. 1948)
  • Tato Laviera (b. 1950)
  • Jesús "Papoleto" Meléndez (b. 1951)
  • San Antonio women poets
  • Angela de Hoyos (1940-2009)
  • Evangelina Vigil-Piñón (b. 1949)
  • Carmen Tafolla (b. 1951)
  • Puerto Rican young lords
  • Iris Morales (b. 1948)
  • Pablo Guzmán (b. 1951)
  • Into the mainstream: 1980-present
  • Tino Villanueva (b. 1941)
  • Isabel Allende (b. 1942)
  • Gloria Anzaldúa (1942-2004)
  • Ariel Dorfman (b. 1942)
  • Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990)
  • Dolores Prida (b. 1943)
  • Edward Rivera (1944-2001)
  • Richard Rodriguez (b. 1944)
  • Alma Luz Villanueva (b. 1944)
  • Lucha Corpi (b. 1945)
  • Octavio Armand (b. 1946)
  • René Alomá (1947-1986)
  • Alberto Baltazar Heredia Urista aka Alurista (b. 1947)
  • Luz María Umpierre-Herrera (b. 1947)
  • Denise Chávez (b. 1948)
  • Juan Felipe Herrera (b. 1948)
  • Pablo Medina (b. 1948)
  • Esmeralda Santiago (b. 1948)
  • Sherezada "Chiqui" Vicioso (b. 1948)
  • Victor Hernández Cruz (b. 1949)
  • Jaime Manrique (b. 1949)
  • Julia Alvarez (b. 1950)
  • Dagoberto Gilb (b. 1950)
  • Carlos M. N. Eire (b. 1951)
  • Roberto G. Fernández (b. 1951)
  • Franklin Gutiérrez (b. 1951)
  • Oscar Hijuelos (b. 1951)
  • Jimmy Santiago Baca (b. 1952)
  • Pat Mora (b. 1952)
  • Cherríe Moraga (b. 1952)
  • Judith Ortiz Cofer (b. 1952)
  • Alberto Álvaro Ríos (b. 1952)
  • Gary Soto (b. 1952)
  • Giannina Braschi (b. 1953)
  • Ana Castillo (b. 1953)
  • Eduardo Machado (b. 1953)
  • Kathleen Alcalá (b. 1954)
  • Lorna Dee Cervantes (b. 1954)
  • Francisco Goldman (b. 1954)
  • Elías Miguel Muñoz (b. 1954)
  • Michael Nava (b. 1954)
  • Ricardo Pau-Llosa (b. 1954)
  • Luis J. Rodríguez (b. 1954)
  • Helena María Viramontes (b. 1954)
  • Writers of Latinidad
  • Silvia Curbelo (b. 1955)
  • Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés (b. 1961)
  • Adrián Castro (b. 1967)
  • Richard Blanco (b. 1968)
  • Sandra M. Castillo (b. 1968)
  • Guillermo Gómez-Peña (b. 1955)
  • Carlos Morton (b. 1955)
  • José Rivera (b. 1955)
  • Luis Alberto Urrea (b. 1955)
  • Roberto Valero (1955-1994)
  • Ruth Behar (b. 1956)
  • Susana Chávez-Silverman (b. 1956)
  • Dionisio Martínez (b. 1956)
  • Achy Orejas (b. 1956)
  • Martín Espada (b. 1957)
  • Rolando Pérez (b. 1957)
  • Carolina Hospital (b. 1957)
  • Cristina García (b. 1958)
  • Alicia Gaspar de Alba (b. 1958)
  • Nilo Cruz (b. 1959)
  • Demetria Martínez (b. 1960)
  • Abraham Rodriguez (b. 1961)
  • Rubén Martínez (b. 1962)
  • Virgil Suárez (b. 1962)
  • Rafael Campo (b. 1963)
  • Junot Díaz (b. 1968)
  • Ana Menéndez (b. 1970)
  • Willie Perdomo (b. 1971)
  • Manuel Muñoz (b. 1975)
  • Daniel Alarcón (b. 1977)
  • María Teresa "Mariposa" Fernández (b. 1977)
  • Popular dimensions
  • Dichos
  • Chistes
  • Cartoonistas
  • Gus Arriola (1917-2009)
  • The Hernandez brothers: Mario (b. 1953), Gilberto (b. 1957), and Jaime (b. 1959)
  • Lalo López Alcaraz (b. 1964)
  • Teatro popular
  • Culture Clash
  • Cuentos and leyendas
  • Canciones
  • Appendix 1: Chronology. Literature and history
  • Appendix 2: Treaties, acts, and propositions
  • Appendix 3: Influential essays by Latin American writers
  • José Enrique Rodó (1872-1917)
  • José Vasconcelos (1882-1959)
  • Octavio Paz (1914-1998)
  • roberto Fernández Retamar (b. 1930).